Traitorousness (Noun)
Meaning
Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The company's former employee was accused of traitorousness for stealing sensitive data and selling it to a rival firm.
- The whistleblower's allegations of corruption within the government sparked widespread outrage over the perceived traitorousness of public officials.
- Historians have long debated the traitorousness of Benedict Arnold's actions during the American Revolution.
- The country's leadership condemned the actions of the rebel group as an act of traitorousness against the state.
- The spy's betrayal of his country was seen as an act of ultimate traitorousness, and he was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.