infidelity

English

/ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪti/

noun
Definitions
  • Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.
  • Unfaithfulness in some other moral obligation.
  • Lack of religious belief.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeydʰ-

Gloss

persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain

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