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betray
Found in thesaurus: discover, let out, bring out, impart, let on, disclose, lead on, cozen, disappoint, misinform
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betray
v.
be disloyal; reveal a secret; deliver, hand over (to the enemy)
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Betrayal
Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others. Someone who betrays others is commonly called a traitor or betrayer. Betrayal is also a commonly used literary element and is often associated with or used as a plot twist.
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betray
Verb
1. reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
(synonym) bewray
(hypernym) disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
2. deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
(synonym) sell
(hypernym) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
(hyponym) double cross
(verb-group) sell
(derivation) informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
3. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
(synonym) fail
(hypernym) disappoint, let down
4. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
(synonym) cheat on, cheat, cuckold, wander
(hypernym) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
(hyponym) two-time
5. give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
(synonym) denounce, tell on, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) sell out
(derivation) informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
6. cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
(synonym) deceive, lead astray
(hypernym) misinform, mislead
(hyponym) pose, impersonate, personate
(derivation) double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor
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betray
v.
zradit; prozradit
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betray
Czas.
zdradzać; zdradzać; zdradzać
