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- Dictionarybetrayal/bɪˈtreɪəl/
noun
- 1. the action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery: "the betrayal by the king by his daughter" Similar Opposite
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an act of betraying someone or something, or the fact of someone or something being betrayed: This was the first in a series of betrayals. I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
The meaning of BETRAYAL is the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed : violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral standard, etc.. How to use betrayal in a sentence.
an act of betraying someone or something, or the fact of someone or something being betrayed: This was the first in a series of betrayals. I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
the act of betraying somebody/something or the fact of being betrayed. a sense/a feeling/an act of betrayal; I saw her actions as a betrayal of my trust. the many disappointments and betrayals in his life; Memories of his betrayal still haunted her. a betrayal of their election promises; a story of heroism, love and betrayal
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.
Betrayal means "an act of deliberate disloyalty," like when your friend told other people all your secrets. What a betrayal! Betrayal's root is betray, which comes from the Middle English word bitrayen — meaning "mislead, deceive." Betrayal has to do with destroying someone's trust, possibly by lying.
A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
