Meaning of betrayal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of betraying
2. The act of betraying.
   countable, uncountable
3. An act of betraying:double cross, treachery.
4. verraad خِيانَه، إفْشاءُ السِّر предателство traição zrada der Verrat svigten; forræderi προδοσίαtraición reetmine خیانت ؛ نارو petos trahisonבגידה विश्वासघात izdaja elárulás pengkhianatan svik tradimento 裏切り 폭로 išdavimas nodevība pembelotan verraadsvik, forræderizdradatraição trădare предательство zrada izdaja izdaja förrådande, förräderi, svek การทรยศ ihanet 背叛 зрада, обман غداری فریب ، افشائے راز sự phản bội 背叛
5. verraaier خائِن، غادر، مُفْشي السِّر предател traidor zrádce der/die Verräter/-in forræder προδότηςtraidor reetur خائن pettäjä traître, traîtresse בוגד विश्वासधाती izdajnik áruló pengkhianat svikari traditore, traditrice 裏切者 밀고자 išdavikas nodevējs pembelot verradersviker, forræderzdrajcatraidor trădător предатель zradca, -kyňa izdajalec izdajnik förrädare, svikare คนทรยศ hain, ihanet eden 叛徒 зрадник دغا باز ، بے وفا kẻ phản bội 背叛者
6. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.
7. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse.
8. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.
9. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.
10. To lead astray; deceive: "She felt somewhat like a woman who in a moment of passion is betrayed into an act of infidelity" (Kate Chopin).
11. disloyalty, sell-out (informal), deception, treason, treachery, trickery, duplicity, double-cross (informal), double-dealing, breach of trust, perfidy, unfaithfulness, falseness, inconstancy She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of Patrick. disloyalty loyalty, devotion, allegiance, fidelity, constancy, faithfulness, trustworthiness, steadfastness, fealty, trustiness
    (informal)
12. giving away, telling, revelation, disclosure, blurting out, divulgence She saw his newspaper piece as a betrayal of her confidence. giving away keeping, guarding, preserving, safeguarding, keeping secretQuotations"If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country" [E.M. Forster Two Cheers for Democracy]
    giving away

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Examples

“But by the same token, an exclusive menu of betrayals is likely to be a starvation diet.”

“The betrayal of our friends in Taiwan began with President Carter’s decision to terminate the mutual defense treaty with Taiwan that Congress had ratified in 1954.”

“One of our own has joined with the alien. If you see him, do not hesitate to let him know what the Roekaar think of this betrayal.”

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