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- Dictionarybe·tray·al/bəˈtrā(ə)l/
noun
- 1. the action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery: "the betrayal by the king by his daughter" Similar Opposite
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an act of betraying someone or something, or the fact of someone or something being betrayed: This was the first in a series of betrayals. I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
The meaning of BETRAYAL is the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed : violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral standard, etc.. How to use betrayal in a sentence.
BETRAY definition: 1. to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping…. Learn more.
an act of betraying someone or something, or the fact of someone or something being betrayed: This was the first in a series of betrayals. I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
Betrayal means "an act of deliberate disloyalty," like when your friend told other people all your secrets. What a betrayal!
noun. /bɪˈtreɪəl/. /bɪˈtreɪəl/. [uncountable, countable] the act of betraying somebody/something or the fact of being betrayed. a sense/a feeling/an act of betrayal. I saw her actions as a betrayal of my trust. the many disappointments and betrayals in his life. Memories of his betrayal still haunted her.
The meaning of BETRAY is to lead astray; especially : seduce. How to use betray in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Betray.
1. a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country. b. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: "City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab). 2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse. 3.
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country. to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling: to betray a trust. to disappoint the hopes or expectations of; be disloyal to: to betray one's friends.
