Australian English Meaning of treason

treason

Other Australian English words related to treason

synonyms

• betrayal
• treachery
• abandonment
• backstabbing
• deception
• deception
• desertion
• disloyalty
• faithlessness
• falseness
• Infidelity
• lying
• perfidy
• sellout
• infidelity
• business
• double cross
• Double-dealing
• Duplicity
• falsity
• fraud
• guile
• Informing
• trickery
• two-timing

antonyms

• allegiance
• devotion
• faithfulness
• fealty
• fidelity
• loyalty
• steadfastness
• defence
• dependability
• Protection
• Reliability
• shield
• steadfastness
• trustworthiness
• safeguard

Definitions and Meaning of treason in English

Wordnet

treason (n)

a crime that undermines the offender's government

disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior

an act of deliberate betrayal

Webster

treason (n.)

The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.

Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy.

FAQs About the word treason

What is the Australian English meaning of the word treason

treason

What is the English meaning of the word treason

a crime that undermines the offender's government, disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior, an act of deliberate betrayalThe offense of attempting to overth

What are the synonyms of the word treason

betrayal,treachery,abandonment,backstabbing,deception,deception,desertion,disloyalty,faithlessness,falseness

What are the antonyms of the word treason

allegiance,devotion,faithfulness,fealty,fidelity,loyalty,steadfastness,defence,dependability,Protection