Definition
Involving the betrayal of your country or ruler, especially by helping enemies or plotting against the government.
Etymology
From Old French 'traison' meaning 'betrayal,' derived from Latin 'tradere' (to hand over). The -ous suffix makes it an adjective describing something characterized by treason.
Kelly Says
The concept of treason is so serious that many countries made it punishable by death—the Romans even had a special name for it, 'crimen laesae maiestatis' (crime against majesty), showing how different ancient civilizations treated disloyalty.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাসঘাতক
bi-shwas-ghot-ka
CACatalà
traïdor
tra-ee-dor
CSČeština
zrádce
zra-d-tse
DADansk
forræder
for-rae-der
ELΕλληνικά
προδότης
pro-do-tes
ESEspañol
traicionero
tra-ee-thee-e-roh
FISuomi
petollis
pe-to-lis
FRFrançais
traître
tra-ee-tr
GUGU
પ્રતિપાદન
pra-ti-pa-dan
HEעברית
מ trădător
me-tra-dor
HIहिन्दी
विद्रोही
vid-roh-hee
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengkhianat
peng-kee-haan-at
ITItaliano
traditore
tra-dee-toh-reh
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-prou-et
MRMR
विद्रोही
vid-roh-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianat
peng-kee-haan-at
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောက်ပြောက်
pya-uk-pya-uk
NLNederlands
verrader
ver-ra-der
NONorsk
forræder
for-rae-der
PLPolski
zdradziec
zdra-dzh-ets
PTPortuguês
traiçoeiro
tra-ee-seh-iro
RORomână
trădător
tră-da-tor
RUРусский
предатель
preda-tel'
SVSvenska
förræder
for-rae-der
SWKiswahili
mnafiki
ma-na-fi-ki
TLTL
mang-a-li-it
mang-a-li-it
UKУкраїнська
зрадник
zra-d-nik
VITiếng Việt
vi phản
vee-phan
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
oo-moo-n-too oo-moo-hle