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# treacherous

adjective (treacherous, more treacherous, most treacherous)

«treacherous» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Treacherous describes a person who betrays people who trust them, like a traitor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#m1)
2. Treacherous ground, roads, water or weather are very dangerous, often in a hidden way, such as icy roads or strong currents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and history, a treacherous character secretly turns against friends or their country. In safety and weather news, «treacherous conditions» means ice, fog, snow or floods that make travel dangerous. Common phrases: «treacherous roads», «treacherous currents», «a treacherous path».

### Examples

- The roads are treacherous after the frost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x1)
- Do not swim there — the currents are treacherous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x2)
- The climbers crossed a treacherous icy ridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x3)
- The treacherous knight opened the castle gate to the enemy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x4)
- Fog made the drive home treacherous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x5)
- In the story, the treacherous servant stole the king's ring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x6)
- The muddy path down the cliff was treacherous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x7)
- "He is treacherous and malicious," said Dame Pally Dyre, Grubbe's daughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/#x8)

### Note

Pronounced «TRETCH-er-us». Noun: «treachery» (betrayal). Close words: «dangerous», «disloyal». Hidden danger is the key idea: something looks safe but is not.

## In Jewish tradition

Describes people who break faith and betray, especially those who betray God's covenant, as Judah and Israel did.

**Interpretation.** The prophets use it for Israel's faithlessness to God, shown in the picture of two sisters. Tradition reads it as a call to return to God.

### Examples

- And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. (Prophets JER.3.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treacherous/#x1)
- The treacherous deal treacherously; yea, the treacherous deal very treacherously. (Prophets ISA.24.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treacherous/#x2)
- For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. (Prophets JER.9.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treacherous/#x3)

### Note

Pronounced «TRETCH-er-us». Noun: «treachery» (betrayal). Close words: «dangerous», «disloyal». Hidden danger is the key idea: something looks safe but is not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «treacherous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/treacherous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «treacherous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treacherous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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