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Disloyalty

Want of loyalty; lack of fidelity; violation of allegiance.

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Disaffection 76% connected

State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.

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Perfidiousness 76% connected

The quality of being perfidious; perfidy.

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Perfidy 76% connected

The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.

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Treachery 76% connected

Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.

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Treason 76% connected

The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of…

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Infidelity 76% connected

Want of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a want of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures, of the divine o…

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Loyalty 94% connected

The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

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Loyalty 94% connected

The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

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an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a per…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, loyalty, lack, fidelity, violation.
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Allegiance noun · 78% connection

Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.

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Americanism noun · 78% connection

loyalty to the United States and its institutions

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Corruption noun · 78% connection

destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subve…

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Cowardice noun · 78% connection

Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.

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Dearth noun · 78% connection

Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, loyalty, lack, fidelity, violation.
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Debauchery noun · 78% connection

Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance.

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Desiderate verb · 78% connection

To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, loyalty, lack, fidelity, violation.
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Desideratum noun · 78% connection

Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge.

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Destitution noun · 78% connection

The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; ext…

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Disorder noun · 78% connection

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, loyalty, lack, fidelity, violation.
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Dispathy noun · 78% connection

Lack of sympathy; want of passion; apathy.

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Disproportion noun · 78% connection

Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the le…

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