Both Uses of
treachery
in
Persuasion
- She could not endure the idea of treachery or levity, or anything akin to ill usage between him and his friend.†
Chpt 18 *
- Mr Elliot is a man without heart or conscience; a designing, wary, cold-blooded being, who thinks only of himself; whom for his own interest or ease, would be guilty of any cruelty, or any treachery, that could be perpetrated without risk of his general character.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(treachery) the behavior of someone who pretends to be a friend and then tricks, cheats, or betrays