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"moralactioncharacterguiltsocietynegativevalueemotioninhumanChat 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."characteremotionmoralactionsocietyguiltmindhumanChat 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.""Sarah felt betrayed when her best friend told everyone her embarrassing secret." "moralcharacteractionguiltChat 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."charactermindemotionactioncommunicationsocietymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin."Sarah felt betrayed when her best friend told her secret to everyone in class. "moralcharacteractionmindguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon."He promised her forever, but he betrayed her by leaving her at the altar. "actionmoralcharacteremotionliteraturesocietyhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading