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"moralcharacterguiltactionvalueChat 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."moralcharacteractionmindhumansocietyguiltChat 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.""By telling his best friend's secret crush to everyone in class, Mark was betraying their friendship." "moralcharacterattitudeguiltactioncommunicationsocietymindnegativeChat 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."charactermindactioncommunicationmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.""By giving him incorrect directions, she was betraying his trust and leading him into a confusing situation." "moralcharacteractionguiltnegativemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon."He was accused of betraying young women by promising them a future together and then disappearing with their savings. "moralcharacteractionhumanpersonnegativeguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBetrayal"The betraying of his friend's secret caused a deep rift in their friendship. "characteractionmoralmindemotionattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading