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Treachery vs Backstabby - What's the difference?

treachery | backstabby |

As a noun treachery

is deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.

As an adjective backstabby is

(informal) characteristic of deceit and treachery.

treachery

English

Noun

(treacheries)
  • Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
  • The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
  • Treason.

    • Synonyms

    * Punic faith * treacherousness

    Derived terms

    * treacher * treacherous

    Related terms

    * trick * trickster * tricky

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    backstabby

    English

    Alternative forms

    * back-stabby

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) characteristic of deceit and treachery
  • * 2000 , Don Aucoin, "Live! From Lexington, It's Rachel Dratch", Boston Globe , 18 February 2000:
    • That would seem to be a recipe for constant tension but Dratch says that backstage at SNL is not a competitive backstabby kind of atmosphere.

    Synonyms

    * backstabbing