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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-trey |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈtreɪ |
Definition of betrayed
Origin :- late 13c., bitrayen "mislead, deceive, betray," from be- + obsolete Middle English tray, from Old French traine "betrayal, deception, deceit," from trair (Modern French trahir) "betray, deceive," from Latin tradere "hand over," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Related: Betrayed; betraying.
- verb be disloyal
- verb divulge, expose information
- The major had said nothing, betrayed nothing, only listened intently.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Dick spoke at once, with a hesitancy that betrayed the depth of his emotion.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The indignation of a betrayed tight-rope performer was strong within him.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- During your illness, you have betrayed a secret—you have reason to start with horror.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I have betrayed her secret—But I thought every body knew it!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Fanny betrayed in her face the Italian origin of her father.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- A doubt—and the charge of the human life rendered to her might be betrayed.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Think you I could ever be happy again, if the confidence you placed in me were betrayed?
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- She feared Scout had betrayed her, or rather that she had betrayed herself.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
- He could free his words from the pride of life, but not his voice; it quivered and betrayed him.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
Synonyms for betrayed
- abandon
- be unfaithful
- bite the hand that feeds you
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- blurt out
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
- break with
- commit treason
- cross
- deceive
- deliver up
- delude
- desert
- dime
- disclose
- double-cross
- evince
- finger
- fink on
- forsake
- give away
- go back on
- inform
- inform against
- inform on
- jilt
- knife
- lay bare
- let down
- let slip
- make known
- manifest
- mislead
- play false
- play Judas
- rat on
- reveal
- seduce
- sell down the river
- sell out
- show
- sing
- snitch
- spill
- squeal
- stab in the back
- stool
- take in
- tattle
- tell
- tell on
- trick
- turn in
- turn informer
- turn state's evidence
- uncover
- unmask
- walk out on
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