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词汇 betrayal
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Definition of betrayal in English:

betrayal

noun bɪˈtreɪəl
mass noun
  • The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery.

    the betrayal by the king by his daughter
    count noun these developments represented a betrayal of democracy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a father himself he finds such disloyalty and betrayal completely unacceptable.
    • Betrayal, when stemming from childhood, results in an expectation that betrayals will occur again and again, so a person is constantly anticipating them.
    • When her mother, who is clearly only concerned with her own prosperity, deserts her, it is only the first of a series of betrayals and letdowns.
    • The cocaine trade being so lucrative, it encouraged disloyalty and betrayal.
    • A system that has brought unimagined prosperity cannot survive if such betrayals become commonplace.
    Synonyms
    disloyalty, treachery, perfidy, perfidiousness, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness
    duplicity, deception, double-dealing
    breach of faith, breach of trust, stab in the back, Judas kiss
    double-cross, sell-out
    French trahison des clercs
    rare false-heartedness, Punic faith
    revelation, disclosure, divulging, giving away, leaking, leak, telling
    rare divulgation

Rhymes

Baal, defrayal, portrayal

Definition of betrayal in US English:

betrayal

nounbēˈtrāəl
  • The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery.

    the betrayal by the king by his daughter
    count noun these developments represented a betrayal of democracy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cocaine trade being so lucrative, it encouraged disloyalty and betrayal.
    • Betrayal, when stemming from childhood, results in an expectation that betrayals will occur again and again, so a person is constantly anticipating them.
    • As a father himself he finds such disloyalty and betrayal completely unacceptable.
    • When her mother, who is clearly only concerned with her own prosperity, deserts her, it is only the first of a series of betrayals and letdowns.
    • A system that has brought unimagined prosperity cannot survive if such betrayals become commonplace.
    Synonyms
    disloyalty, treachery, perfidy, perfidiousness, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness
    revelation, disclosure, divulging, giving away, leaking, leak, telling
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