Betrayal vs. Loyalty — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Betrayal and Loyalty
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Betrayal
Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others.
Loyalty
Loyalty, in general use, is a devotion and faithfulness to a nation, cause, philosophy, country, group, or person. Philosophers disagree on what can be an object of loyalty, as some argue that loyalty is strictly interpersonal and only another human being can be the object of loyalty.
Betrayal
To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against
Betray one's country.
Loyalty
The quality of being loyal
His extreme loyalty to the Crown
Betrayal
To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance
"City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab).
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Loyalty
The state or quality of being loyal.
Betrayal
To be false or disloyal to
Betrayed a cause.
Betray one's spouse.
Loyalty
Often loyalties A feeling or attitude of devoted attachment and affection
My loyalties lie with my family.
Betrayal
To divulge in a breach of confidence
Betray a secret.
Loyalty
The state of being loyal; fidelity.
Brand loyalty
Betrayal
To make known unintentionally
Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.
Loyalty
Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.
He showed loyalty to his local football club after successive relegations.
Betrayal
To lead astray; deceive
"She felt somewhat like a woman who in a moment of passion is betrayed into an act of infidelity" (Kate Chopin).
Loyalty
The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.
He had such loyalty to the king as the law required.
Not withstanding all the subtle baitWith which those Amazons his love still craved,To his one love his loyalty he saved.
Betrayal
The act of betraying
Loyalty
The quality of being loyal
Betrayal
The act or the result of betraying.
Loyalty
Feelings of allegiance
Betrayal
An act of deliberate betrayal
Loyalty
The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;
His long commitment to public service
They felt no loyalty to a losing team
Betrayal
The quality of aiding an enemy
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