All 9 Uses of
treachery
in
The Two Towers
- It is the orc-work, the wanton hewing — rarum — without even the bad excuse of feeding the fires, that has so angered us; and the treachery of a neighbour, who should have helped us.†
Chpt 3.4
- There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men bad enough for such treachery.†
Chpt 3.4
- Treachery perhaps, likely enough with such folk; some large and bold Orc may have been trying to escape with the prize alone, for his own ends.†
Chpt 3.5
- And I have guessed part of Saruman's double treachery; yet I do not see in what way the coming of two hobbits to Fangorn has served, save to give us a long and fruitless chase.'†
Chpt 3.5
- How far back his treachery goes, who can guess?
Chpt 3.6 *treachery = betrayal
- But will you parley with this dealer in treachery and murder?†
Chpt 3.10
- Many indeed,' said Faramir, 'and treachery not the least.†
Chpt 4.5
- He did not really fear that Faramir would allow Gollum to be killed, but he would probably make him prisoner and bind him; and certainly what Frodo did would seem a treachery to the poor treacherous creature.†
Chpt 4.6
- Fury at the treachery, and desperation at the delay when his master was in deadly peril, gave to Sam a sudden violence and strength that was far beyond anything that Gollum had expected from this slow stupid hobbit, as he thought him.†
Chpt 4.9
Definition:
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(treachery) the behavior of someone who pretends to be a friend and then tricks, cheats, or betrays