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Betrayal

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. the act of betraying

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act or the result of betraying.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of betraying.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an act of deliberate betrayal

n. the quality of aiding an enemy

Word Usage

"I prefer the term betrayal of the public trust to describe the course of action he's pursuing and predicted last November the eventual nominees of either party would embrace such methods."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

subversiveness traitorousness treason

Cross Reference

disclosure seduction

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

treachery treason perfidy

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

portrayal

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

treachery humiliation ingratitude desertion deceit disloyalty treason cowardice disappointment outrage