# disloyally

**Pronunciation:** dɪsˈlɔɪəli · dis-LOY-uh-lee

**CEFR level:** C1

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a manner that lacks faithfulness or allegiance to a person, cause, or duty.

## Examples

- He behaved disloyally when he shared his business partner's private strategy with their main competitor.
- The soldier was accused of acting disloyally by abandoning his post during the heat of the conflict.
- She felt she had been treated disloyally by the friend she had supported for over a decade.

## Synonyms

- badly — A very general, informal way to describe poor behavior.
- falsely — Suggests a lack of truthfulness or sincerity in one's actions.
- treacherously — Implies a dangerous or harmful betrayal of trust.
- perfidiously — A highly formal, literary term for deliberate, deceitful betrayal.

## Antonyms

- loyally — The direct opposite, meaning with steadfast support.
- faithfully — Implies consistent, reliable devotion.

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