Treacherous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɛtʃəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɛtʃəɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs/.

Examples

treacherous winding roads
an unreliable trestle
Punic faith

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unreliable punic perfidious

Parts of Speech

adjective	dangerously unstable and unpredictable “treacherous winding roads”
adjective	tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans “Punic faith”

Word Forms

unreliableness	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable
perfidy	noun	betrayal of a trust
perfidiousness	noun	betrayal of a trust
treachery	noun	betrayal of a trust

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tückisch

gefährlich instabil und unvorhersehbar

🇫🇷French

perfide

dangereusement instable et imprévisible

🇪🇸Spanish

traicionero

peligrosamente inestable e impredecible

🇮🇹Italian

traditore

pericolosamente instabile e imprevedibile

🇳🇱Dutch

verraderlijk

gevaarlijk onstabiel en onvoorspelbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

traiçoeiro

perigosamente instável e imprevisível

🇷🇺Russian

коварный

опасно нестабильный и непредсказуемый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विश्वासघाती

खतरनाक रूप से अस्थिर और अप्रत्याशित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাসঘাতক

বিপজ্জনকভাবে অস্থির এবং অনির্দেশ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

துரோகமான

ஆபத்தான நிலையற்ற மற்றும் கணிக்க முடியாத

🇮🇳Telugu

నమ్మకద్రోహమైన

ప్రమాదకరమైన అస్థిర మరియు అనూహ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वासघातकी

धोकादायकपणे अस्थिर आणि अप्रत्याशित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વાસઘાત

ખતરનાક અસ્થિર અને અણધારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಘಾತುಕ

ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ ಅಸ್ಥಿರ ಮತ್ತು ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചകൻ

അപകടകരമാംവിധം അസ്ഥിരവും പ്രവചനാതീതവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼

ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

غدار

خطرناک طور پر غیر مستحکم اور غیر متوقع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奸诈

危险的不稳定和不可预测的

🇯🇵Japanese

裏切り者

危険なほど不安定で予測不可能

🇰🇷Korean

믿을 수 없는

위험할 정도로 불안정하고 예측할 수 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguy hiểm

nguy hiểm không ổn định và không thể đoán trước

🇹🇭Thai

ทรยศ

ไม่มั่นคงและคาดเดาไม่ได้อย่างเป็นอันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbahaya

sangat tidak stabil dan tidak dapat diprediksi

🇵🇭Filipino

taksil

mapanganib na hindi matatag at hindi mahuhulaan

🇲🇾Malay

khianat

berbahaya tidak stabil dan tidak dapat diramalkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غادر

غير مستقرة بشكل خطير ولا يمكن التنبؤ بها

🇮🇷Persian

خائنانه

به طور خطرناکی ناپایدار و غیرقابل پیش بینی است

🇹🇷Turkish

hain

tehlikeli derecede istikrarsız ve öngörülemez

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוֹגדָנִי

לא יציב בצורה מסוכנת ובלתי צפויה

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