betray

To betray someone is to betray their trust. You might betray someone by telling them something that you shouldn't have, or by not being loyal to them.

  • He betrayed her trust by lying to her.

  • She betrayed his trust by not telling him the truth.

Definition of betray

verb

disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

Synonyms:

fail

verb

reveal unintentionally

Synonyms:

bewray

verb

deliver to an enemy by treachery

Synonyms:

sell

verb

give away information about somebody

Synonyms:

denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on

verb

cause someone to believe an untruth

Synonyms:

deceive, lead astray

verb

be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Synonyms:

cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander

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Example Sentences for betray

  • 1

    Will the compass betray Elizabeth in the future

  • 2

    The girls are betrayed, and the Munich camp is in disarray.

  • 3

    Betrayed England to enlist in the services of the Dark Powers.

  • 4

    Instead, they decided to betray the gamblers and keep the cash.

  • 5

    It in turn convinces Saaphyri to betray The Entertainer in the vault.

  • 6

    Possessed by the Marauder Malice and forced to betray the team.

  • 7

    He had betrayed his liege lord.

  • 8

    The lead of the article betrays its bias immediately.

  • 9

    The unsophisticated and unlettered Santals felt cheated and betrayed.

  • 10

    Hammerhead betrays them all, and injects Sable with a tranquilizer.