renegade
re·ne·gade
renegade · more renegade · most renegade
віроломний, зрадливий
коварный, вероломный, предательский
perfide
pérfido
perfide
hain, kalleş
desleal, pérfido
Deserting, treacherous, disloyalDeserting, treacherous, disloyal.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Pvanp7 Recorder: Pvanp7, CC0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/ˈɹɛ.nəˌɡeɪd/US/ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/
Meaning
2 sensesDeserting, treacherous, disloyal.
having deserted a cause or principle
(broadly)Unconventional, unorthodox.
Origin
From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deFrom Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege.
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Forms
more renegade, most renegade| Comparative | more renegade Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most renegade Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
49 synonymsDeserting, treacherous, disloyal:falseA1reptilianC2treacherousC2faithlessperfidiousratlikebookydastardlydislealdisloyaldouble-crossingdouble-dealingdouble-faceddouble-hearted
Unconventional, unorthodox:atypicalB2heterodoxinorthodoxnonorthodox
Close in meaning
- having deserted a cause or principle:recreant
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.