infidelity
/ˌɪnfɪˈdeləti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnfɪˈdeləti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-fə-ˈde-lə-tē -(ˌ)fī-/ (ame, mw)
infidelity — noun
- infidelitysingular
- infidelitiesplural
1. the act of being romantically or sexually involved with a person other than the
the act of being romantically or sexually involved with a person other than the husband, wife, or steady partner one has committed to.
Joaquín confessed his infidelity to his wife after months of silence.
confess + infidelity collocation
The novel explores how a single act of infidelity slowly destroys a long marriage.
an act of infidelity countable pattern
Shirin forgave her husband for his infidelity, though the trust took years to rebuild.
Surveys suggest that infidelity is one of the most common reasons couples divorce.
Ritu suspected infidelity when her partner began hiding his phone at home.
- unfaithfulness
everyday near-synonym; slightly less formal
- adultery
stricter — implies one party is legally married
- cheating
informal everyday word for the same behaviour
- affair
names the ongoing relationship rather than the breach itself
- fidelity
direct opposite — being faithful to a partner
- faithfulness
everyday opposite, slightly less formal than 'fidelity'
文法句型
an act of infidelity
infidelity with somebody
用法筆記
Frequently used with possessives naming whose infidelity it is (his/her infidelity) and with verbs of disclosure or detection (confess, admit, suspect, discover). Countable when describing a specific act; uncountable when describing the behaviour in general.