betray

Pronunciation: US [bɪˈtreɪ] UK [bɪ'treɪ]

v.To live up to; Sell it; Leak (confidentiality); Infidelity
WebBetrayal; Exposure; Leak

Synonyms

Antonyms

backstab cross double-cross sell (out) two-time

Definitions in English

v.

1.

if you betray your country, or if you betray someone who needs your support, you deliberately do something that harms them or helps their opponents; if you betray someone's trust, you do harm to them when they have trusted you

2.

if you betray a secret, you tell it to people who do not have the right to know it

3.

to show something or give a sign of something; if you betray a feeling or quality that you want to hide or that you are not aware of, your words or face make it clear to people

4.

if you betray your beliefs or principles, you do something that does not agree with them

Other Forms

Example Sentences

I will never forgive Eleanor. She has betrayed my confidence.
Source: E. M. Forster
I had betrayed David, broken my promise.
Source: R. Macaulay

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