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betrayal|bɪˈtreɪəl|
[f. as prec. + -al2.]
1. A treacherous giving up to an enemy.
1816Southey Ess. (1832) I. 354 The betrayal and imprisonment of Toussaint. 1871Freeman Norm. Conq. (1876) IV. xviii. 108 An attempted betrayal of the country into the hands of an invader. Hymn The dark betrayal night.
2. A violation of trust or confidence, an abandonment of something committed to one's charge.
1826Southey in Q. Rev. XXXIV. 346 Tempted to such betrayal of his trust by habits of reckless expenditure. 1856Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iv. 292 He must justly have resented the betrayal of his confidence.
3. A revelation or divulging of something which it is desirable to keep secret.
1873Black Pr. Thule 23 Men..not to be led into these betrayals of their secret opinions. |