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- DictionaryBe·tray·al/bəˈtrā(ə)l/
noun
- 1. the action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery: "the betrayal by the king by his daughter"
BETRAYAL definition: 1. an act of betraying someone or something, or the fact of someone or something being betrayed…. Learn more.
The meaning of BETRAY is to lead astray; especially : seduce. How to use betray in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Betray.
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.
Betrayal definition: the act of exposing or delivering someone to an enemy through treachery or disloyalty. See examples of BETRAYAL used in a sentence.
1. a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country. b. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: "City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab). 2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse. 3.
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.
[uncountable, countable] 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.
