prodition

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UK/pɹəʊˈdɪʃən/US/pɹoʊˈdɪʃən/

noun

Disclosure.

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perfidytergiversationbetrayalbreach of promisebreach of trustdouble-dealingJudas kissperfidiousness
OriginLatin proditio →
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Meanings

nounprodition (countable and uncountable, plural proditions)

plural proditions

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableDisclosure.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableTreachery; treason.

    the ruin of the country, and the prodition of their captains

    19 June 1535, unknown, a letter

    Synonyms: perfidy, tergiversation, betrayal, breach of promise, breach of trust, double-dealing, Judas kiss, perfidiousness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTreachery; treason.

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perfidytergiversationbetrayalbreach of promisebreach of trustdouble-dealingJudas kissperfidiousnessperfidyPunic faithstab in the backswiketergiversationtraitorytreacherousnesstreacherytreason
Also see
betrayaldouble-dealingjudas kissperfidiousnessperfidypunic faithstab in the backswiketergiversationtraitorytreacherousnesstreacherytreason

Origin

  1. Latinproditio
  2. Englishprodition

From Latin proditio, from prodere (“to give forth, betray”). Compare Old French prodition.

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APA

prodition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodition

MLA

“prodition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prodition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prodition.

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