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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be disloyal |
| Synonyms: | abandon, be unfaithful, bite the hand that feeds you, blow the whistle, bluff, break faith, break promise, break trust, break with, commit treason, cross, deceive, deliver up, delude, desert, double-cross, finger*, forsake, go back on, inform against, inform on, jilt, knife*, let down, mislead, play Judas, play false, seduce, sell down the river, sell out, stab in the back, take in*, trick, turn in, turn informer, turn state's evidence, walk out on |
| Antonyms: | be faithful, be loyal, defend, protect, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stab in the back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack unsuspecting person |
| Synonyms: | abandon, backstab, be disloyal, be unfaithful, betray, break promise, commit treason, cross, deceive, double-cross, doublecross, finger*, go back on, inform on, play Judas, sell down the river, sell down the river, sell out, trick, turn in, turn informer, turn traitor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | break faith |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back on one's word |
| Synonyms: | betray, break one's word, break promise, forswear oneself, perjure oneself, renege |
| Main Entry: | renege |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back on one's word |
| Synonyms: | break one's promise, cop out, default, reverse, weasel out, welsh |
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