treachery

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Most of the unhappy denizens of Dante’s imagined hell are being eternally tormented for specific moral crimes in categories covering lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

It’s a sprawling tale of divine corruption and human treachery that ends with the world being purified by fire and flood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

For Richard Wiseman, professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, such treachery "feels a bit like everyday life".

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

“The treachery of your tears is no use to fight injustice,” read one.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

If he found himself unexpectedly overboard, Richard Parker would simply tread water, climb back aboard and make me pay the price for my treachery.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel