betray
11betray — [[t]bɪtre͟ɪ[/t]] betrays, betraying, betrayed 1) VERB If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them. [V n] When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word... [V n] The President betrayed… …
12betray — 01. Marc felt [betrayed] when Pamela left him for another guy. 02. The President [betrayed] us by raising taxes after promising not to do so. 03. The government is offering thousands of dollars to rebels who are willing to [betray] their leaders… …
13betray — /bəˈtreɪ / (say buh tray), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) 1. to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty. 2. to be disloyal to; disappoint the hopes or expectations of. 3. to deceive; mislead. 4. to seduce and desert. 5. to be… …
14betray — betrayal, n. betrayer, n. /bi tray /, v.t. 1. to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country. 2. to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling: to betray a trust. 3. to disappoint the… …
15betray — verb (T) 1 to be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset: betray sb (to sb): What kind of man would betray his own sister to the police? 2 to be disloyal to your country, for example by giving secret information to its …
16betray — be•tray [[t]bɪˈtreɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery 2) to be unfaithful in guarding or fulfilling: to betray a trust[/ex] 3) to be disloyal to: to betray one s friends[/ex] 4) to reveal in violation of confidence: to… …
17betray — verb Etymology: Middle English, from be + trayen to betray, from Anglo French trahir, from Latin tradere more at traitor Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to lead astray; especially seduce 2. to deliver to an enemy by …
18betray — [bɪˈtreɪ] verb [T] 1) if you betray your country, your family, or your friends, you deliberately do something that harms them 2) if you betray a feeling that you want to hide, your words or face make the feeling clear to people The woman s face… …
19betray — verb a) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. Again, to take a less extreme example, there is no denying that although the… …
20betray — verb Betray is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑expression, ↑eye, ↑face, ↑tone Betray is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anxiety, ↑confidence, ↑contempt, ↑country, ↑disappointment, ↑emotion, ↑ …
