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- Dictionarybetray/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 Opposite
- 2. unintentionally reveal; be evidence of: "she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation"
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to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies: He was accused of betraying his country during the war. She felt betrayed by her mother's lack of support. For years they betrayed the UK's secrets to Russia.
to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies: He was accused of betraying his country during the war. She felt betrayed by her mother's lack of support. For years they betrayed the UK's secrets to Russia.
The meaning of BETRAYED is treacherously abandoned, deserted, or mistreated. How to use betrayed in a sentence.
The meaning of BETRAY is to lead astray; especially : seduce. How to use betray in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Betray.
Betrayed definition: delivered or exposed to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty. See examples of BETRAYED used in a sentence.
When you betray someone or something, you reveal something, like a secret or your true feelings. You may betray your impatience, for example, if you sit at your desk tapping your fingers. There is another meaning of betray that is just the opposite: lie.
to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies: He was accused of betraying his country during the war. She felt betrayed by her mother's lack of support. For years they betrayed the UK's secrets to Russia.
betray somebody/something to hurt somebody who trusts you, especially by lying to or about them or telling their secrets to other people. She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him. She betrayed his trust over and over again. I have never known her to betray a confidence (= tell other people something that should be kept secret).
10 meanings: 1. to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to 2. to hand over or expose (one's nation,.... Click for more definitions.
1. to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to: to betray one's country. 2. to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc) treacherously to an enemy. 3. to disclose (a secret, confidence, etc) treacherously. 4. to break (a promise) or be disloyal to (a person's trust)
