English edit

Etymology edit

From French trahison.

Noun edit

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.

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

trahison f (plural trahisons)

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

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Etymology edit

From Old French traïson.

Noun edit

trahison f (plural trahisons)

  1. treason

Descendants edit

  • French: trahison

Norman edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

trahison f (plural trahisons)

  1. (Jersey) treason