Betray

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.
  • v. To deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: betrayed Christ to the Romans.
  • v. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed their cause; betray one's better nature.
  • v. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.
  • v. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.
  • v. To reveal against one's desire or will.
  • v. To lead astray; deceive. See Synonyms at deceive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.
  • v. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.
  • v. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
  • v. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally; to bewray.
  • v. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
  • v. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
  • v. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
  • v. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
  • v. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
  • v. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
  • v. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
  • v. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
  • v. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To deliver to, or expose to the power of, an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: as, an officer betrayed the city.
  • To violate by fraud or unfaithfulness; be unfaithful in keeping or upholding: as, to betray a trust.
  • To act treacherously to; be disloyal to; disappoint the hopes or expectations of.
  • To deceive; beguile; mislead; seduce.
  • To reveal or disclose in violation of confidence; make known through breach of faith or obligation: as, to betray a person's secrets or designs.
  • To show in true character; allow to be seen; permit to appear in spite of will or desire.
  • To indicate; give indication or evidence of: said of something not obvious at first view, or that would otherwise be concealed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. reveal unintentionally
  • v. give away information about somebody
  • v. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
  • v. deliver to an enemy by treachery
  • v. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
  • v. cause someone to believe an untruth
  • Verb Form
    betrayed    betraying    betrays   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    break    give away    divulge    let out    reveal    unwrap    expose    disclose    discover    let on   
    Cross Reference
    disclose    tattle    seduce   
    Form
    betrayer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deceive    mislead   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    A    A.    Bay    Bombay    Bua    Ca    Cabernet    Calais    Cathay    Chevrolet   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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