to betray
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4.2
- verb
- /bɪˈtreɪ/
:
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- And now I ask... who will you betray?
- betray a friend
- feel betrayed
- betray others
Right, So he's going to betray them one more time.
- Right, So he's going to betray them one more time.
- Have you been betrayed in life?
- If someone betrays you, scorn is normal.
- And the best way to almost ensure someone never betrays you is don't betray them.
- We don't trust ourselves to be OK if someone betrays us or if they withdraw love.
- Or is it ever OK to betray a close friend?
- I will not break that trust, and I will not betray that faith.
- You know, greed makes men betray each other.
- He's done you wrong, He's hurt you, he's betrayed you.
- But when it's embodied in people you care about, you can't betray those people, first of all.
- Is your objection that this is a friend that betrayed you?
- And that woman who betrayed me didn't set out.
- And because I've never betrayed, betrayed anyone, right?
- She'll she will, she, she ends up betraying her best friend.
Examples
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I'm hurt, confused, and I feel betrayed.
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The fact that some members of the Church might betray the rest was especially interesting.
Fiction book (1991) -
Or is it ever OK to betray a close friend?
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I will never betray you.
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Have you ever been betrayed?
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For some reason, she felt guilty, as though she had somehow betrayed Ellen's confidence.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's why I couldn't stand going back there, knowing I'd betrayed you.
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But when it's embodied in people you care about, you can't betray those people, first of all.
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I felt absolutely betrayed.
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He felt heartbroken when he realized that his partner had betrayed his trust during a difficult time.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not do something you promised or should do
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3.1
Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care
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2.9
Make someone feel disappointed by not doing what you promised
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5.9
Betray someone by telling their secrets to others for personal gain
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6.9
To leave someone who needs your help
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6.5
Betray someone who trusts you after pretending to help them
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2.6
To fail to do what you said you would do
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5.9
To treat someone unfairly or break their trust
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6.6
To secretly betray someone who trusts you
Antonyms
How Reliable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Betray can also mean to fail or abandon someone, coming from the same sense of 'handing someone over' and leaving them alone. So when someone 'betrays' you by not helping, they let you down when you need them most.