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"moralcharacteractionguiltsocietywarpoliticsstategovernmentChat 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."charactermoralactionattitudenegativesocietyguiltChat 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.""John betrays his friend's trust when he tells everyone her secret." "moralcharacterguiltactionsocietyvaluecommunicationhumanChat 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."characteractionmindcommunicationattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin."The faulty GPS betrays drivers by leading them down dead-end streets. "charactermindmoralactionguiltsocietyhumaninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon."He promised her the world, but ultimately he betrays her, leaving her heartbroken and alone. "characterhumanactionmoralfamilyguiltnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading