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   betray

   /bɪˈtreɪ/

   verb

   • 1. expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy: "a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans" Similar break one's promise tobe disloyal tobe unfaithful tobreak faith withplay someone falsefaillet downdouble-crossdeceivecheatinform on/againstgive awaydenouncesell outstab someone in the backbe a Judas togive someone a Judas kissbite the hand that feeds oneturn traitorsell the passturn Queen's/King's evidenceinformal:blow the whistle onrat onpeach onsell down the riversqueal onsqueak ongrass onshopsneak onstitch updo the dirty onsplit onrat outdrop a/the dime onfingerjobdob onpimp onpoolshelfput someone's pot onpoint the bone atrare:delateOpposite be loyal to
   • ▪ treacherously reveal (information): "many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets" Similar revealdisclosedivulgegive awayleaklay baremake knownuncoverunmaskexposebring out into the opentelllet sliplet outlet dropblurt outgive the game awaylet the cat out of the baginformal:blabspillarchaic:discoverOpposite concealhide
   • ▪ be gravely disloyal to: "the men who have betrayed British people's trust"
   • 2. unintentionally reveal; be evidence of: "she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation"

   Word Origin Middle English: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete tray ‘betray’, from Old French trair, based on Latin tradere ‘hand over’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. betrayer noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › betray someoneBetray someone's trust Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   5 days ago · The meaning of BETRAY SOMEONE'S TRUST is to do something very bad and hurtful to someone that causes a loss of respect. How to use betray someone's trust in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · Betrayal trauma anger is the complex anger experienced by a person after discovering they have been betrayed by the very person they trusted the most. As betrayal trauma specialists, we help a diverse range of people heal from the traumatic impact of intimate deception and betrayal.

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   3 days ago · /ˌsɛlˈaʊt/ /ˈsɛlaʊt/ IPA guide. Other forms: sellouts. Definitions of sellout. noun. an act of betrayal. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Sellout." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sellout. Accessed 03 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™.

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   5 days ago · Political Tragedy is a distinct genre addressing governance, power dynamics, ethical leadership, political conflict, and the intricate relationship between the personal and political spheres. Corruption, betrayal, idealism, and the burden of leadership are central to this genre.

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   3 days ago · Forgiveness may be considered simply in terms of the person who forgives, [10] which may include forgiving themselves. This [ambiguous] can be in terms of the person forgiven or in terms of the relationship between the forgiver and the person forgiven.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sellSell Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   23 hours ago · The meaning of SELL is to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray —often used with out. How to use sell in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · Here, he predicted that Russia's liberal bourgeoisie would be sated by a transition to constitutional monarchy and thus betray the revolution; instead, he argued that the proletariat would have to build an alliance with the peasantry to overthrow the Tsarist regime and establish the "provisional revolutionary democratic dictatorship of the ...