What does BETRAYAL mean?

Definitions for BETRAYAL
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidynoun

    an act of deliberate betrayal

  2. betrayalnoun

    the quality of aiding an enemy

Wiktionary

  1. betrayalnoun

    the act of betraying

Wikipedia

  1. Betrayal

    Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others. Someone who betrays others is commonly called a traitor or betrayer. Betrayal is also a commonly used literary element, also used in other fiction like films and TV series, and is often associated with or used as a plot twist.

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  1. betrayal

    Betrayal is the act of breaching trust or faith, often caused by disloyalty, deception, or revealing confidential information. It involves actions that go against the expectations, beliefs, or interests of an individual or group which often lead to emotional distress or conflict. The intention behind the act often plays a significant role in defining betrayal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Betrayalnoun

    the act or the result of betraying

Wikidata

  1. Betrayal

    Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others. Someone who betrays others is commonly called a traitor or betrayer. Betrayal is also a commonly used literary element and is often associated with or used as a plot twist.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BETRAYAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BETRAYAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of BETRAYAL in a Sentence

  1. Bill Schuette:

    This complex case of official wrongdoing and betrayal of public trust has been prosecuted with the utmost attention to the professional standards that justice demands, i walk away knowing that I gave everything I had to give to this case. The people of Flint deserved nothing less.

  2. Mayor Ivy Taylor:

    Firing this officer was the right thing to do, his actions were a betrayal of every value we have in our community, and he is not representative of our great police force.

  3. Sunny Frothingham:

    Appalachian voters trusted President Trump to understand their needs and create good jobs – 95 percent of the counties covered by the Appalachian Regional Commission voted for him in 2016, cutting the ARC is an outright betrayal of Appalachian communities and would leave them without the funds to implement critical workforce, education and infrastructure projects.

  4. Abdullah Abdullah his chief executive:

    The result they (IEC) announced today was a result of election robbery, a coup against democracy, a betrayal of the will of the people, and we consider it illegal.

  5. John Barrasso:

    The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the President, the President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not. There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.

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