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UNFAITHFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not trustworthy
Example:
an unfaithful reproduction
Classified under:
Similar:
inaccurate (not accurate)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not true to duty or obligation or promises
Example:
an unfaithful lover
Classified under:
Similar:
apostate (not faithful to religion or party or cause)
perfidious; punic; treacherous (tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans)
untrue (not true to an obligation or trust)
Also:
inconstant (likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable)
untrustworthy; untrusty (not worthy of trust or belief)
Attribute:
faithfulness; fidelity (the quality of being faithful)
Antonym:
faithful (steadfast in affection or allegiance)
Derivation:
unfaithfulness (the quality of being unfaithful)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
Example:
her husband was unfaithful
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
adulterous; cheating; two-timing (not faithful to a spouse or lover)
Antonym:
faithful (not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend)
Derivation:
unfaithfulness (the quality of being unfaithful)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
Example:
a lying traitorous insurrectionist
Synonyms:
faithless; traitorous; treasonable; treasonous; unfaithful
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
disloyal (deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle)
Derivation:
unfaithfulness (the quality of being unfaithful)
