betray

[bih-trey] / bɪˈtreɪ /

VERB

be disloyal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon deceive forsake mislead seduce

STRONG

bluff cross delude desert finger jilt knife trick

WEAK

be unfaithful bite the hand that feeds you blow the whistle break faith break promise break trust break with commit treason deliver up double-cross go back on inform against inform on let down play Judas play false sell down the river sell out stab in the back take in turn in turn informer turn state's evidence walk out on

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist help stay

WEAK

be faithful be loyal be quiet defend hide keep secret protect support

VERB

divulge, expose information

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reveal

STRONG

disclose evince inform manifest show sing snitch spill squeal stool tattle tell uncover unmask

WEAK

blurt out dime fink on give away lay bare let slip make known rat on tell on turn in

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal cover hide withhold

WEAK

be faithful be loyal be quiet defend keep secret protect support

Example Sentences

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Maybe I’m betraying my hopeless rationalism, but if I learned of the reality of time travel and “aerial spirits,” I’d be a little more preoccupied by it than Iris seems to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her eyes dart up and down in a manner that betrays rote memorization, not scholarship.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the woman talked, I could feel my eyes burning with tears, which I forced to stay behind my eyes and not betray me by running down my cheeks.

From Literature

“How dare you betray me in this way?”

From Literature

“I feel betrayed by my country,” he explained in language similar to what he would use on stage a short time later.

From Salon

betray

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