disloyally

/dɪˈsɫɔɪəɫli/ adv

In a disloyal manner.

Word Origin Loyal comes from Latin legalis 'legal, pertaining to law' — so loyalty is originally about being faithful to the law, to one's legal obligations. Disloyal is the opposite: breaking faith with the law or one's duty. Disloyally means in a faithless manner. The root lex 'law' gives us legal, legislate, legitimate, and even privilege (private law). So disloyalty is literally being unlawful in your commitments. The breakdown dis+loyal+ly shows: not + law-abiding + in a manner.

adv In a disloyal manner.

The employee acted disloyally by sharing company secrets with competitors.

(副词) 不忠地;背信弃义地

这名员工不忠地将公司机密泄露给竞争对手。

(adverbio) De manera desleal.

El empleado actuó de manera desleal al compartir secretos de la empresa con competidores.

(adverbe) déloyalement; avec déloyauté; en traître; traîtreusement [De manière déloyale, en manquant à la fidélité ou à l'engagement.]

L'employé a agi disloyally en partageant des secrets de l'entreprise avec la concurrence.

(Adverb) treulos; illoyal; ungetreu [auf eine treulose oder illoyale Weise; ohne Loyalität oder Vertrauen zu verletzen]

Der Angestellte handelte **disloyally**, indem er Firmengeheimnisse an Konkurrenten weitergab.

(副詞) 不忠実に、忠義を欠く様子で。

その社員は競合他社に会社の機密を漏らすという不誠実な行為をした。

(advérbio) deslealmente; traiçoeiramente; infielmente [De forma desleal.]

O funcionário agiu de forma desleal ao compartilhar segredos da empresa com concorrentes.

Word parts: dis + loyal + ly

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