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1. treason
noun. ['ˈtriːzən'] a crime that undermines the offender's government.
Synonyms
- offence
- crime
- offense
- law-breaking
- lese majesty
- criminal offense
- high treason
Antonyms
- incorruptness
- scrupulousness
- fidelity
- faithfulness
Etymology
- tresoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Treason
- salvesen
- midseason
- mathieson
- arnesen
- gleeson
- frieson
- dresen
- season
- deason
- beeson
- beason
How do you pronounce treason?
Pronounce treason as ˈtrizən.
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Sentences with treason
1. Noun, singular or mass
This is a clear act of treason.
Quotes about treason
1. Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?
- Frank Moore Colby
2. The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.
- Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
3. Vladimir did great things—so could she. Besides, they come first, right?""Not always."I stared. I'd had they come first drilled into me since I was a child. It was what all guardians believed. Only the dhampirs who'd run away from their duty didn't subscribe to that. What he said was almost like treason."Sometimes, Rose, you have to know when to put yourself first.
- Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss
2. treason
noun. ['ˈtriːzən'] an act of deliberate betrayal.
Synonyms
- treachery
- sellout
- knavery
- dishonesty
- double-crossing
- double cross
- betrayal
Antonyms
- defence
- honesty
- righteousness
- ingenuousness
Etymology
- tresoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. treason
noun. ['ˈtriːzən'] disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior.
Synonyms
- traitorousness
- subversiveness
- betrayal
Antonyms
- staunchness
- fealty
- patriotism
- nationalism
Etymology
- tresoun (Middle English (1100-1500))