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Definition of betrayal in English: betrayalnoun bɪˈtreɪəl mass nounThe action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery. the betrayal by the king by his daughter count noun these developments represented a betrayal of democracy Example sentencesExamples - As a father himself he finds such disloyalty and betrayal completely unacceptable.
- Betrayal, when stemming from childhood, results in an expectation that betrayals will occur again and again, so a person is constantly anticipating them.
- When her mother, who is clearly only concerned with her own prosperity, deserts her, it is only the first of a series of betrayals and letdowns.
- The cocaine trade being so lucrative, it encouraged disloyalty and betrayal.
- A system that has brought unimagined prosperity cannot survive if such betrayals become commonplace.
Synonyms disloyalty, treachery, perfidy, perfidiousness, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness duplicity, deception, double-dealing breach of faith, breach of trust, stab in the back, Judas kiss double-cross, sell-out French trahison des clercs rare false-heartedness, Punic faith revelation, disclosure, divulging, giving away, leaking, leak, telling rare divulgation
RhymesBaal, defrayal, portrayal Definition of betrayal in US English: betrayalnounbēˈtrāəl The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery. the betrayal by the king by his daughter count noun these developments represented a betrayal of democracy Example sentencesExamples - The cocaine trade being so lucrative, it encouraged disloyalty and betrayal.
- Betrayal, when stemming from childhood, results in an expectation that betrayals will occur again and again, so a person is constantly anticipating them.
- As a father himself he finds such disloyalty and betrayal completely unacceptable.
- When her mother, who is clearly only concerned with her own prosperity, deserts her, it is only the first of a series of betrayals and letdowns.
- A system that has brought unimagined prosperity cannot survive if such betrayals become commonplace.
Synonyms disloyalty, treachery, perfidy, perfidiousness, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness revelation, disclosure, divulging, giving away, leaking, leak, telling
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