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1. (v.t.) betray
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery.
2. betray
to be unfaithful in guarding or fulfilling:
to betray a trust.
3. betray
to be disloyal to:
to betray one's friends.
4. betray
to reveal in violation of confidence:
to betray a secret.
5. betray
to exhibit; disclose:
a remark that betrays indifference.
6. betray
to lead astray; deceive.
7. betray
to seduce and desert.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME bitraien=bi-be-+traien to betray < OF trair < L trādere; see traitor)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) betray, bewray
reveal unintentionally
"Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
2. (verb) betray, sell
deliver to an enemy by treachery
"Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
3. (verb) fail, betray
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
"His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
4. (verb) cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
"She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
5. (verb) denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
give away information about somebody
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
6. (verb) deceive, betray, lead astray
cause someone to believe an untruth
"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
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1. (verb) betray
to be disloyal to sb who trusts you
He betrayed his country.; She was betraying her husband with another woman.
2. betray
to cause your feelings to become known; = give away
Her trembling voice betrayed her terror.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) betray
to deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city
2. (verb) betray
to prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause
3. (verb) betray
to violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known
4. (verb) betray
to disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally
5. (verb) betray
to mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin
6. (verb) betray
to lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon
7. (verb) betray
to show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed
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Sense: to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one)
He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).
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 Afrikaans: verraai, bedrieg |
 Arabic: يَخون |
 Bulgarian: изменям на |
 Brazilian: trair |
 Czech: zradit |
 German: verraten |
 Danish: svigte; forråde; lade i s |
 Greek: προδίδω |
 Spanish: traicionar |
 Estonian: reetma |
 Farsi: خیانت کردن |
 Finnish: pettää |
 French: trahir |
 Hebrew: לִבְגוֹד |
 Hindi: विश्वासघात करना |
 Croatian: izdati |
 Hungarian: elárul |
 Indonesian: mengkhianati |
 Icelandic: svíkja |
 Italian: tradire |
 Japanese: 裏切る |
 Korean: 배신하다 |
 Lithuanian: išduoti |
 Latvian: nodot |
 Malay: belot |
 Dutch: verraden |
 Norwegian: svike, forråde |
 Polish: zdradzać |
 Persian: خیانت کردن |
 Portuguese: trair |
 Romanian: a trăda |
 Russian: предавать |
 Slovak: zradiť |
 Slovenian: izdati |
 Serbian: izdati |
 Swedish: förråda |
 Thai: ทรยศ |
 Turkish: ihanet etmek, ele vermek |
 Taiwanese: 背叛 |
 Ukrainian: зраджувати; видавати |
 Urdu: بے وفائی کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phản bội |
 Chinese: 背叛 |
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