 betray |
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| 1. | [ verb ] reveal unintentionally | |
| Synonyms: | bewray | |
| Examples: | "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" |
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| Related terms: | disclose | |
| 2. | [ verb ] deliver to an enemy by treachery | |
| Synonyms: | sell | |
| Examples: | "Judas sold Jesus" "The spy betrayed his country" |
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| Related terms: | deceive double_cross sell | |
| 3. | [ verb ] disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | |
| Synonyms: | fail | |
| Examples: | "His sense of smell failed him this time" "His strength finally failed him" "His children failed him in the crisis" |
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| Related terms: | disappoint | |
| 4. | [ verb ] give away information about somebody | |
| Synonyms: | tell_on rat shop grass peach shit give_away snitch stag denounce | |
| Examples: | "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |
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| Related terms: | inform tip_off crap informer fink deserter | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (sexuality) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | |
| Synonyms: | wander cheat cuckold cheat_on | |
| Examples: | "She cheats on her husband" "Might her husband be wandering?" |
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| Related terms: | deceive twotime play_around two-time cuckold | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cause someone to believe an untruth | |
| Synonyms: | deceive lead_astray | |
| Examples: | "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
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| Related terms: | undeceive misinform gull pose bamboozle double-crosser | |
| Similar spelling: |
beta_ray bettor better beater |
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