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be·tray  (b-tr)

tr.v. be·trayed, be·tray·ing, be·trays

1.

a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.

b. To deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: betrayed Christ to the Romans.

2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed their cause; betray one's better nature.

3. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.

4. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.

5. To reveal against one's desire or will.

6. To lead astray; deceive. See Synonyms at deceive.

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[Middle English bitrayen : bi-, be- + trayen, to betray (from Old French trair, from Latin trdere, to hand over; see tradition).]

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be·trayal n.

be·trayer n.

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betray

Verb

1. to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc.) treacherously to an enemy

2. to disclose (a secret or confidence) treacherously

3. to reveal unintentionally: his singing voice betrays his origins [Latin tradere to hand over]

betrayal n
betrayer n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	betray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" bewray disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
	2.	betray - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" sell sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" double cross - betray by double-dealing cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
	3.	betray - 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" fail disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
	4.	betray - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" cheat on, cuckold, wander, cheat cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with two-time - carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time play around, fool around - commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"
	5.	betray - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" shit, tell on, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, grass, rat inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others
	6.	betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" deceive, lead astray misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to personate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, bamboozle, hoodwink, snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

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betray

verb 1. be disloyal to, break with, grass on Brit. (slang) dob in Austral. (slang) double-cross (informal) stab in the back, be unfaithful to, sell down the river (informal) grass up (slang) shop (slang), chiefly Brit. put the finger on (informal) inform on or against

verb 2. give away, tell, show, reveal, expose, disclose, uncover, manifest, divulge, blurt out, unmask, lay bare, tell on, let slip, evince

Translations

betray [bɪˈtreɪ] vt → traicionar (= inform on); delatar

betray [bɪˈtreɪ] vt → trahir

betray [bɪˈtreɪ] vt → verraten;

(trust, confidence) → missbrauchen

betray [bɪˈtreɪ] vt → tradire

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betray

v betray [biˈtrei]

1 to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one) He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy). verraai, bedrieg يَخون изменям на zradit svigte; forråde; lade i stikken verraten προδίδω traicionar reetma خیانت کردن kavaltaa trahir לִבְגוֹד विश्वासघात करना izdati elárul mengkhianati svíkja tradire 裏切る 배반하다, 팔아넘기다 išduoti nodot belot verraden svike, forråde zdradzać trair a trăda предавать zradiť izdati izdati förråda ทรยศ ihanet etmek, ele vermek 背叛 зраджувати; видавати بے وفائی کرنا phản bội 背叛

2 to give away (a secret etc) Never betray a confidence! skok يَخونُ الثِّقَه، يُفْشي السِّر издавам prozradit røbe; forråde hintergehen αποκαλύπτω ένα μυστικό, προδίδω revelar, delatar petma افشا کردن؛ فاش ساختن pettää trahir לְהַסְגִיר भेद खोलना iznevjeriti elárul membocorkan rahasia svíkja; ljóstra upp tradire 漏らす 누설하다 išduoti nodot; izpaust mengkhianati verraden forråde, røpe zdradzić trair a trăda выдавать prezradiť izdati odati svika แพร่งพราย (ความลับ) açığa vurmak 泄露 видавати دغا دینا tiết lộ 泄露

3 to show (signs of) Her pale face betrayed her fear. laat merk يَكْشِفُ عَن показвам vyzrazovat røbe; afsløre verraten φανερώνω revelar, delatar reetma آشکار کردن؛ گویا بودن paljastaa trahir לְהָעִיד עַל लक्षण प्रकट होना odavati, pokazivati elárul menunjukkan sÿna tradire 示す 나타내다 išduoti atklāt; parādīt menunjukkan verraden røpe, avsløre zdradzić revelar a trăda выдавать prezradiť izražati odavati avslöja, förråda เปิดเผย (ความลับ) ele vermek 暴露 видавати افشاء کرنا phơi bày 暴露

n beˈtrayal

verraad خِيانَه، إفْشاءُ السِّر предателство zrada svigten; forræderi der Verrat προδοσία traición reetmine خیانت ؛ نارو kavaltaminen, petos trahison בּגִידָה विश्वासघात izdaja elárulás pengkhianatan svik tradimento 裏切り 배신, 폭로 išdavimas nodevība pembelotan verraad svik, forræderi zdrada traição trădare предательство zrada izdaja izdaja förrådande, förräderi, svek ซึ่งทรยศ ihanet 背叛 зрада, обман غداری فریب ، افشائے راز sự phản bội 背叛

n beˈtrayer

verraaier خائِن، غادر، مُفْشي السِّر предател zrádce forræder der/die Verräter/-in προδότης traidor reetur خائن petturi traître, traîtresse בּוֹגֵד विश्वासधाती izdajnik áruló pengkhianat svikari traditore, traditrice 裏切者 배신자 išdavikas nodevējs pembelot verrader sviker, forræder zdrajca traidor trădător предатель zradca, -kyňa izdajalec izdajnik förrädare, svikare คนทรยศ hain, ihanet eden 背叛者 зрадник دغا باز ، بے وفا kẻ phản bội 背叛者