traitorous

English

Alternative forms

• traitourous (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros.

Pronunciation

• enPR: trāt′ərəs, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/

Adjective

traitorous (comparative more traitorous, superlative most traitorous)

1. Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal
2. (law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious

Synonyms

• traitorsome
• treacherous

Translations

characteristic of a traitor

• Catalan: traïdor (ca)
• Danish: forræderisk
• German: verräterisch, treulos, untreu (de)
• Greek: προδοτικός (el) m (prodotikós)

  Ancient Greek: προδοτικός (prodotikós)

• Macedonian: предавнички m (predavnički), издајнички m (izdajnički)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forrædersk, forræderisk

  Nynorsk: forrædersk, forræderisk

• Spanish: traicionero (es), traidor (es)
• Swedish: förrädisk (sv)

law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious

• Greek: στασιαστικός (el) m (stasiastikós), ανατρεπτικός (el) m (anatreptikós)
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• Macedonian: предавнички m (predavnički), издајнички m (izdajnički)