treasonous
treasonous — adjective
- treasonouspositive
- more treasonouscomparative
- most treasonoussuperlative
1. describing any action, statement, or plan that seriously harms one's own country
describing any action, statement, or plan that seriously harms one's own country or government, especially by helping its enemies.
The general faced a court-martial for what the army called treasonous acts against the nation.
collocation: treasonous acts
Beatriz argued that spreading false information about election results was a treasonous betrayal of democracy.
collocation: treasonous betrayal of [democracy]
A documentary revealed how the diplomat's treasonous meetings with foreign agents went undetected for years.
Tomás was shocked to hear his government described as treasonous during the televised debate.
Noa read the leaked report and concluded that its proposals were treasonous in their intent.
- traitorous
focuses more on the person's character or disloyal nature rather than the legal crime
- treasonable
more commonly used in formal legal writing and statutes; largely interchangeable with 'treasonous'
- seditious
implies rebellion or incitement against authority rather than actively helping an enemy
文法句型
treasonous + noun (act, statement, plot)
be + treasonous
用法筆記
Most frequently used with nouns such as 'act', 'behavior', 'statement', or 'plot'. Especially common in political and legal contexts.