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Verb: betray bi'trey- Reveal unintentionally
"Her smile betrayed her true feelings" - bewray [archaic] - Deliver to an enemy by treachery
"The spy betrayed his country" - sell - Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
- fail - Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
- cheat on, cheat, cuckold, wander - Give away information about somebody
- denounce, tell on, give away, rat, grass, shop, snitch, stag - Cause someone to believe an untruth
- deceive, lead astray
Derived forms: betraying, betrays, betrayed See also: betrayal, betrayer Type of: break, bring out, cozen, deceive, delude, disappoint, disclose, discover, disinform, divulge, expose, give away, inform, lead on, let down, let on, let out, misinform, mislead, reveal, unwrap |