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betrayed
adjective as in deceived
Strong matches
- baited
- bamboozled
- conned
- culled
- duped
- fooled
- gulled
- had
- hoaxed
- hoodwinked
- lured
- played
- snared
- taken
- trapped
- victimized
Example Sentences
“In doing so, the defendants deprived the Cleveland Guardians and Major League Baseball of their honest services. They defrauded the online betting platforms where the bets were placed. And they betrayed America’s pastime.”
“We really feel betrayed by our system, especially our commissioner that’s supposed to fight for our interest instead of, so to speak, being in bed with the insurance companies,” he said.
“I think that our tax system is an example of the many ways in which working people have been betrayed.”
Feeling betrayed by his allies, Fidel Castro refused to even meet with the Soviet ambassador in Havana.
Afterwards Nawat appeared at a press conference wearing a tuxedo and openly weeping as he theatrically dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief, claiming he had been "betrayed".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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