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betrayed

/bɪˈtɹeɪd/

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verb

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

Examples :

"an officer betrayed the city"

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verb

To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

Examples :

"My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty."

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verb

To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.

Examples :

""Sarah felt betrayed when her best friend told everyone her embarrassing secret." "

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To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.

Examples :

"Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin."

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verb

To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

Examples :

"Sarah felt betrayed when her best friend told her secret to everyone in class. "

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To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.

Examples :

"He promised her forever, but he betrayed her by leaving her at the altar. "

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