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Term: withersake
Definition: Withersake is an old-fashioned word that means an enemy, especially someone who has betrayed you by being disloyal.
Withersake
A withersake is an old-fashioned word for an enemy, especially one who has betrayed you or broken their promises.
1. After years of friendship, John became a withersake when he stole money from me.
2. The king's advisor was accused of being a withersake when he was found to be secretly working with the enemy.
These examples show how a withersake is someone who was once trusted but has become an enemy by betraying the trust of others. In the first example, John was a friend who became a withersake by stealing from the speaker. In the second example, the advisor was a withersake because he was secretly working with the enemy, going against his duty to the king and his country.