trahison

English

Etymology

From French trahison.

Noun

trahison (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Treason.
    • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2010, page 270:
      That this trahison would take a partly “multicultural” form was also something that was slowly ceasing to surprise me.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French traïson, from trair, or from Latin traditiōnem. Equivalent to trahir + -on. Doublet of tradition.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁa.i.zɔ̃/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophone: trahisons
  • Hyphenation: tra‧hi‧son

Noun

trahison f (plural trahisons)

  1. treason
  2. betrayal
  3. (figuratively) pitfall

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French traïson.

Noun

trahison f (plural trahisons)

  1. treason

Descendants

  • French: trahison

Norman

Etymology

From Old French traïson, from trair, or from Latin trāditiō, trāditiōnem.

Noun

trahison f (plural trahisons)

  1. (Jersey) treason
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