treason en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtɹiː.zən/
Etymology
From Middle English tresoun, treison, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Old French traïson (“treason”), from trair, or from Latin trāditiō (“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō (“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- (“over, across”) + dō (“give”). Doublet of tradition and traitor; also related to betray.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The crime of betraying one’s own country.
M. Vonel: 'Your involvement with a group calling themselves THE ORDER OF THE EZIC STAR has been uncovered. […] At least one EZIC member has confessed to receiving your help. This represents treason of the highest order. Goodbye inspector.'
2013, Lucas Pope, Papers, Please, scene: Ending 14:Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unleſs on the Testimony of two Witneſses to the same overt Act, or on Confeſsion in open Court.
1787 September 17, Alexander Hamilton et al., “Article III, Section 3”, in Constitution of the United States, Philadelphia: Jacob Shallus:Treaſon doth never [pro]ſper: what's the reaſon? / For yf yt [pro]ſper none dare call yt treaſon
c. 1605, John Harington, “42: Of Treason”, in Epigrams (British Library Additional MS. 12049), Book III, folio 75, verso; republished at London: British Library Digitised Manuscripts, 17 September 2020:If for every error and every act of incompetence one can substitute an act of treason, many points of fascinating interpretation are open to the paranoid imagination: treason in high places can be found at almost every turning.
1964 November 14, Richard J. Hofstadter, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics”, in Robert Shnayerson, editor, Harper's Magazine, New York City: Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company:
- (countable, uncountable) An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.
Forms
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Deriveds
petty treason · treasonably · treasonish · treasonously · treasonful · treasonousness · treasonistic · treasonistically · treasonless · high treason · treasonableness · treasonous · petit treason · treasonable · constructive treason · treasonist · treasonmonger
Relateds
traitorousness · traitorously · traitorly · sedition · traitorous · traitorlike · traitor
Synonyms
perfidiousness · double-dealing · perfidiousness · treason · treacherousness · betrayal · perfidiousness · tergiversation · Judas kiss · breach of trust · betrayal · perfidy · breach of promise · perfidy · stab in the back · treacherousness · swike · traitory · treachery · treachery · Punic faith · perfidy · prodition · treachery
Translations (184)
xal урвлт (crime of betraying one’s country) · da landsforræderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · ru преда́тельство (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · uk держа́вна зра́да (crime of betraying one’s country) · ta துரோகம் (crime of betraying one’s country) · ca traïció (act of treachery) · uk зра́да (crime of betraying one’s country) · ml രാജ്യദ്രോഹം (crime of betraying one’s country) · ar خِيَانَة (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · he בְּגִידָה \ בגידה (crime of betraying one’s country) · ru изме́на (act of treachery) · sv förräderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · hi राष्ट्रद्रोह (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · hi विश्वासघात (crime of betraying one’s country) · ur غَدّاری (crime of betraying one’s country) · hy դավաճանություն (crime of betraying one’s country) · cs zrada (crime of betraying one’s country) · nrf trahison (crime of betraying one’s country) · pl zdrada (crime of betraying one’s country) · ru изме́на (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · lt išdavystė (crime of betraying one’s country) · uk держзра́да (crime of betraying one’s country) · el προδοσία (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · cmn 背叛 (crime of betraying one’s country) · ru госизме́на (crime of betraying one’s country) · tt хыянәт (crime of betraying one’s country) · nn forræderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · kk опасыздық (crime of betraying one’s country) · nb forræderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · pt lesa-pátria (crime of betraying one’s country) · sk zrada (crime of betraying one’s country) · cmn 出賣 /出卖 (crime of betraying one’s country) · th การกบฏ (crime of betraying one’s country) · sh ìzdājstvo (crime of betraying one’s country) · cy bradwriaeth (crime of betraying one’s country) · fi petos (crime of betraying one’s country) · mk предавство (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · scn tradimentu (crime of betraying one’s country) · hy դավաճանություն (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · es colaboración con el enemigo (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · ja 裏切り (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · cy brad (crime of betraying one’s country) · ja 反逆罪 (crime of betraying one’s country) · ko 배신 (crime of betraying one’s country) · pt traição (crime of betraying one’s country) · bg измя́на (crime of betraying one’s country) · kmr îxanet (crime of betraying one’s country) · my အတွင်းရန် (crime of betraying one’s country) · it connivenza (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · mi kaikaiwaiū (crime of betraying one’s country) · sk vlastizrada (crime of betraying one’s country) · el προδοσία (crime of betraying one’s country) · sh ѝзда̄јство (crime of betraying one’s country) · sv landsförräderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · ka ღალატი (crime of betraying one’s country) · ar خِيَانَة (crime of betraying one’s country) · ja 裏切り (crime of betraying one’s country) · ceb pagbudhi (crime of betraying one’s country) · sl izdajstvo (crime of betraying one’s country) · mk предавство (crime of betraying one’s country) · is föðurlandssvik (crime of betraying one’s country) · th การขายชาติ (crime of betraying one’s country) · bg изда́йство (crime of betraying one’s country) · ur خِیانَت (crime of betraying one’s country) · bg преда́телство (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · hy մատնություն (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · bg преда́телство (act of treachery) · it tradimento (crime of betraying one’s country) · es traición (act of treachery) · cmn 叛國 /叛国 (crime of betraying one’s country) · tr hainlik (crime of betraying one’s country) · lv nodevība (crime of betraying one’s country) · cmn 叛國罪 /叛国罪 (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · pt crime de lesa-pátria (crime of betraying one’s country) · cmn 背叛 (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · ru преда́тельство (crime of betraying one’s country) · bn রাজদ্রোহ (crime of betraying one’s country) · grc προδοσία (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · ca col·laboracionisme (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · tk haýynlyk (crime of betraying one’s country) · de Landesverrat (crime of betraying one’s country) · kk сатқындық (crime of betraying one’s country) · nl hoogverraad (crime of betraying one’s country) · uz sotqinlik (crime of betraying one’s country) · ml ഒറ്റ് (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · ca quintacolumnisme (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · mi kaikaiwaiūtanga (crime of betraying one’s country) · de Verrat (crime of betraying one’s country) · es traición (crime of betraying one’s country) · fi maanpetos (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · nb landssvik (crime of betraying one’s country) · gl traizón (crime of betraying one’s country) · hy մատնություն (crime of betraying one’s country) · bg преда́телство (crime of betraying one’s country) · da forræderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · tg хиёнат (crime of betraying one’s country) · ga tréas (crime of betraying one’s country) · pt colaboração (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · be здра́да (crime of betraying one’s country) · tg хоинӣ (crime of betraying one’s country) · id makar (crime of betraying one’s country) · sh ȉzdaja (crime of betraying one’s country) · gu રાજદ્રોહ (crime of betraying one’s country) · hu hitszegés (crime of betraying one’s country) · prs خِیَانَت (crime of betraying one’s country) · hi राष्ट्रद्रोह (crime of betraying one’s country) · ca traïció (crime of betraying one’s country) · fi maanpetos (crime of betraying one’s country) · vo trät (crime of betraying one’s country) · te ద్రోహం (crime of betraying one’s country) · hi देशद्रोह (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · ru госуда́рственная изме́на (crime of betraying one’s country) · cmn 叛國 /叛国 (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · fi valtiopetos (crime of betraying one’s country) · nb landsforræderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · hu árulás (crime of betraying one’s country) · ms pengkhianatan (crime of betraying one’s country) · mt tradiment (crime of betraying one’s country) · fi pettäminen (crime of betraying one’s country) · tg ғаддори (crime of betraying one’s country) · ceb pagbudhi (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · uz xiyonat (crime of betraying one’s country) · grc προδοσία (crime of betraying one’s country) · bn খেয়ানত (crime of betraying one’s country) · cs kolaborace (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · gl traizón (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · tr ihanet (crime of betraying one’s country) · sq tradhti (crime of betraying one’s country) · ky чыккынчылык (crime of betraying one’s country) · fa-ira غَدَّاری (crime of betraying one’s country) · is landráð (crime of betraying one’s country) · ru преда́тельство (act of treachery) · nl verraad (crime of betraying one’s country) · la prōditiō (crime of betraying one’s country) · nn landssvik (crime of betraying one’s country) · hi धोखा (act of treachery) · nb høyforræderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · ru изме́на (crime of betraying one’s country) · ps خيانت (crime of betraying one’s country) · ceb pagluib (crime of betraying one’s country) · it collaborazionismo (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · mn урвалт (crime of betraying one’s country) · bg измя́на (act of treachery) · pl kolaboracja (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · fr trahison (crime of betraying one’s country) · sh и̏здаја (crime of betraying one’s country) · et reetmine (crime of betraying one’s country) · lo ການຂາຽຊາດ (crime of betraying one’s country) · nl landverraad (crime of betraying one’s country) · cmn 叛國罪 /叛国罪 (crime of betraying one’s country) · gl traizón (act of treachery) · bg изда́йничество (crime of betraying one’s country) · ro trădare (crime of betraying one’s country) · nl verraad (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · cs vlastizrada (crime of betraying one’s country) · fr trahison (act of treachery) · ko 배신 (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · az xəyanət (crime of betraying one’s country) · hi देशद्रोह (crime of betraying one’s country) · cy brad (act of treachery) · ko 배반 (crime of betraying one’s country) · ja 反逆 (crime of betraying one’s country) · eo perfido (crime of betraying one’s country) · is svik (crime of betraying one’s country) · cy bradychiad (act of treachery) · io trahizo (crime of betraying one’s country) · es colaboracionismo (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · hi द्रोह (act of treachery) · es traición a la patria (crime of betraying one’s country) · hi राजद्रोह (crime of betraying one’s country) · kmr xiyanet (crime of betraying one’s country) · tk dönüklik (crime of betraying one’s country) · cs velezrada (crime of betraying one’s country) · ko 반역죄 (crime of betraying one’s country) · da kollaboration (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · bg измя́на (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · nn landsforræderi (crime of betraying one’s country) · km ការក្បត់ (crime of betraying one’s country) · fa-ira خِیانَت (crime of betraying one’s country) · uz xoinlik (crime of betraying one’s country) · sv förräderi (providing aid and comfort to the enemy) · sl izdaja (crime of betraying one’s country) · ug ساتقۇنلۇق (crime of betraying one’s country) · id pengkhianatan (crime of betraying one’s country)