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infidelity

[ in-fi-del-i-tee ]

noun

plural infidelities.
  1. marital disloyalty; adultery.
  2. unfaithfulness; disloyalty.
  3. lack of religious faith, especially Christian faith.
  4. a breach of trust or a disloyal act; transgression.


infidelity

/ ˌɪԴɪˈɛɪɪ /

noun

  1. lack of faith or constancy, esp sexual faithfulness
  2. lack of religious faith; disbelief
  3. an act or instance of disloyalty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of infidelity1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin Դھŧ; equivalent to infidel + -ity
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Once she’s in, she’ll snoop for hard evidence of Fred’s infidelity, something he wouldn’t dare bring home with him in case Nancy gets eyes on it.

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Gretchen basks in Dylan G.'s admiration, especially their hugs and the kiss they share – all of which amounts to infidelity in the view of his livid outie.

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Every operative admits that infidelity runs rampant in their line of work even before George hooks each up to a polygraph machine.

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She mentioned his marital infidelities in challenging Trump as an arbiter of moral behavior.

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Combine that with more grounded transgressions like infidelity, indoctrination, neglect and stalking, and we are under no false pretenses that these are “good” people in any conventional sense.

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