to betray
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4.6
- verb
- /bɪˈtreɪ/
- NSFW
- But he betrayed her, went to somebody else.
- betrayed his wife
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Watch on YouTubeand you were hurt. The first time you were betrayed in love.
- and you were hurt. The first time you were betrayed in love.
- But he betrayed her, went to somebody else.
- I think consistently betraying a partner, stepping outside the relationship.
- You see, when they betrayed your trust, their cheating became part of your story.
- Like there are people out there that it's not only they love their partner or they don't want to betray their partner.
- He was, he was betrayed by by his partner, by his love.
- And so that doesn't mean that this boyfriend can't betray her or can't go away or whatever.
- She acts like this boy that she is so deeply in love with just betrayed her.
- But people feel betrayed at the end of a relationship and that the betrayal led to dishonesty.
- And it's not like I would have done it differently, but I still, I have really complicated feelings because I betrayed him.
Examples
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I would never betray you...
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He felt guilty because he had betrayed his wife while on a business trip.
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How could I betray the perfect woman?
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You betrayed your own family.
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Your lovers betrayed you, kid, I wrote back.
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"What I mean, dear boy, is that my husband has betrayed me, and betrayed me sorely.
Fiction book (1996) -
The veterans felt betrayed by the very public that they had risked their lives for.
Fiction book (1998) -
After Lucian Davlin betrayed her, she assumed another identity until she could claim her inheritance.
Fiction book (2001) -
You've betrayed me.
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She betrayed you, Winston... immediately, unreservedly.
Synonyms
685
4.0
To have sex with someone who is not your partner
406
3.3
To have sex with someone who is not your partner
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8.7
To have sex with someone else while you have a partner
Antonyms
How Unfaithful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Betray carries the strong idea of 'giving someone to another', so a helpful way to remember the sexual meaning is to think of handing your partner's trust to someone else. That's why to 'betray' a partner means to be unfaithful.