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as in adultery
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
infidelity can lead to divorce
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the one thing that the political boss will not forgive is infidelity
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as in misconduct
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
had known about his wife's infidelities for years
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Recent Examples of infidelity
Huston could recognize the ways of that brood: her own renowned and eccentric family inhabited that domestic world of privilege, power, infidelity, and intrigue that became Christie’s writerly milieu.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The exciting news comes after a tumultuous few months for Coi, who kicked off 2025 by announcing a child with Trippie before accusing him of infidelity.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
Harper’s husband, Ethan Spiller (played by Will Sharpe), then confronted Daphne about the infidelity.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Was there pushback against your using gospel to talk about infidelity?
—Marcus J. Moore, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The exciting news comes after a tumultuous few months for Coi, who kicked off 2025 by announcing a child with Trippie before accusing him of infidelity.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
Harper’s husband, Ethan Spiller (played by Will Sharpe), then confronted Daphne about the infidelity.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Was there pushback against your using gospel to talk about infidelity?
—Marcus J. Moore, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infidelity
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The synopsis reads: 1972: The Ecclesiastical Court of Santiago de Compostela convicted Sagrario Fra, a shellfish harvester in Ferrol, for committing adultery.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
31 July 2024
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There’s adultery and cuckoldry and suspicions of adultery and cuckoldry and doubles and all the other good Cronenbergian ideas.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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Blasting his policies as a betrayal of the nation’s founding principles, the former vice president warned of a looming constitutional crisis.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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The top Senate Democrat's support for the bill moving forward, in which he was joined by nine other members of the chamber's Democratic Caucus, prevented a government shutdown, but was seen by many in his party as a betrayal.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The business-as-usual approach dovetails with a year of acts from Brand New to Ryan Adams looking to put a wide range of allegations of misconduct in the rearview mirror by giving diehards a show of talent to talk about instead and little else.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Substantial misconduct, Murphy said in the filing, can also warrant the disqualification of a prosecutor.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Sinners is one of the great vampire movies of the modern age, mining the legend of these perpetual outsiders who desperately yearn to belong, but whose silky promises are rooted in treachery.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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But the most intriguing finish—and the most on-brand level of treachery from Heyman—would be Paul stabbing both Roman and Punk in the back for Rollins.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sanyang spent nearly a decade in prison after being convicted of treason and fled to nearby Senegal after his release.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
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Russia accused her of raising money for Ukraine’s military and convicted her of treason, sentencing her to 12 years in prison, BBC reported last year.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Infidelity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infidelity. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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