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Allegiance vs Disloyalty - What's the difference?

allegiance | disloyalty |

As nouns the difference between allegiance and disloyalty

is that allegiance is loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler while disloyalty is (countable) an act of being disloyal; a betrayal.

allegiance

English

(wikipedia allegiance)

Alternative forms

* allegiaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

    • Derived terms

    * oath of allegiance * pledge of allegiance

    Synonyms

    * fidelity, loyalty, adherence

    disloyalty

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) An act of being disloyal; a betrayal.
  • (uncountable) The quality of being disloyal.