SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
infidelity
noun
Unfaithfulness to a partner, commitment, or trust.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Unfaithfulness
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Usage distinction
Return to topAdultery is a specific form of marital infidelity; infidelity also concerns other commitments or loyalties.
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See infidelity in use
Infidelity destroys the trust at the center of the novel's marriage.
Another steward's infidelity to the pact emerged when records showed that he had secretly diverted shared goods to people who rewarded him personally.
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