verb🔗ShareTo deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly."an officer betrayed the city"moralcharacteractionsocietyguiltvaluestatehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive."My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty."moralcharacteractionguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.""He promised to keep my secret, but he betrayed my trust by telling everyone at school." "moralcharactervalueguiltactionsocietycommunicationemotionnegativehumanpersonstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally."Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin."actioncommunicationcharactermoralwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin."The teacher's misleading explanation of the math concept betrayed the students, leading them into a series of errors on the test. "moralcharacterguiltactionnegativevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon."The charming new boy in class betrayed Sarah's trust by promising to marry her and then leaving her. "moralcharacteractionfamilypersonguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading