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betray
(b/I/'tr/eI/ )

verb (v)

  • reveal unintentionally(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Her smile betrayed her true feelings.
    Synonym:
    bewray
    source: wordnet30
  • deliver to an enemy by treachery(verb.social)
    Example:
    The spy betrayed his country.
    Synonym:
    sell
    source: wordnet30
  • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    fail
    source: wordnet30
  • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • give away information about somebody(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • cause someone to believe an untruth(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    deceive, lead astray
    Antonym:
    undeceive
    source: wordnet30
  • To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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