adultery
noun [U] /əˈdʌl.tər.i/
/-t̬ɚ.i/ Definition
› sex between a married man or woman and someone he or she is not married to: Many people in public life have committed adultery.Infidelity in relationships adulterous /əˈdʌl.tər.əs/
/-t̬ɚ-/ adjective › He had an adulterous relationship with his wife's best friend.Disloyalty, betrayal and treasonInfidelity in relationships
/-t̬ɚ-/ adjective › He had an adulterous relationship with his wife's best friend.Disloyalty, betrayal and treasonInfidelity in relationships(Definition of adultery noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a bit on the side idiom
- adulterer noun
- affair noun (RELATIONSHIP)
- bigamy noun
- cheat on sb phrasal verb
- co-respondent noun
- cuckold verb
- extramarital adjective
- faithless adjective (NOT LOYAL)
- fool around/about phrasal verb (HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP)
- go off with sb phrasal verb
- mess around with sb phrasal verb
- on the side idiom
- play around phrasal verb (SEX)
- screw around phrasal verb
- step out on sb phrasal verb
- two-timer noun
- unfaithful adjective
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