A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of Patrick. [+ of]
He acknowledged the sense of betrayal by civil rights leaders.
Synonyms: disloyalty, sell-out [informal], deception, treason More Synonyms of betrayal
More Synonyms of betrayal
Examples of 'betrayal' in a sentence
betrayal
In history there have been many great betrayals.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You will find happiness again but first you need to deal with the double betrayal of trust.
The Sun (2006)
His sons perceived the whole scenario as a great betrayal.
Bethune, Helen Positive Parent Power (1991)
What an appalling betrayal of your trust.
The Sun (2015)
This is a betrayal of patient trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The second dynamic following abuse is the betrayal of basic trust.
Bloom, Carol & Gitter, Andrea (contributor) & Gutwill, Susan (contributor) & Kogel,Laura (contributor) & Zaphiropoulos, Lela (contributor) Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)
Otherwise we will consider each of them to be signatories to this brazen betrayal of trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was a massive betrayal of trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Anything less is a profound betrayal of trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And this is betrayal of management trust.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
This counts as betrayal of trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's more the betrayal of trust of people who got really close to me.
The Sun (2013)
I feel a huge sense of loss and betrayal.
The Sun (2009)
I think betrayal of trust is one of the biggest issues we have today.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I saw it as a betrayal of trust.
The Sun (2012)
She experienced sickness, loss, and betrayal all at once.
Christianity Today (2000)
IT was the rock'n'roll love triangle that led to one of the great betrayals in music and inspired two of its most romantic songs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Last week's treaty was neither a triumph nor a great betrayal but we still need to ask what is the EU for?
The Sun (2007)
Quotations
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my countryE.M. ForsterTwo Cheers for Democracy
In other languages
betrayal
British English: betrayal NOUN
A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of her friend.
American English: betrayal
Brazilian Portuguese: traição
Chinese: 背叛行为
European Spanish: traición
French: trahison
German: Verrat
Italian: tradimento
Japanese: 裏切り
Korean: 배반
European Portuguese: traição
Latin American Spanish: traición
1 (noun)
She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of Patrick.
Synonyms
disloyalty
Charges of disloyalty had already been made against them.
sell-out (informal)
deception
He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.
treason
Queen of England for nine days, she was beheaded for treason.
treachery
He was wounded by the treachery of old friends.
trickery
duplicity
He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
double-cross (informal)
double-dealing
There has been some double-dealing.
breach of trust
perfidy (literary)
He cited many examples to illustrate the perfidy of his adversaries.
unfaithfulness
falseness
inconstancy
Opposites
loyalty
,
devotion
,
allegiance
,
fidelity
,
constancy
,
faithfulness
,
trustworthiness
,
steadfastness
,
fealty
,
trustiness
2 (noun)
She saw his newspaper piece as a betrayal of her confidence.
Synonyms
giving away
telling
revelation
revelations about his private life
disclosure
The disclosure of her latest endeavour was badly-timed.
blurting out
divulgence
Opposites
keeping
,
guarding
,
preserving
,
safeguarding
,
keeping secret
Quotation
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country [E.M. Forster – Two Cheers for Democracy]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deception
Definition
the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived
He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.
Synonyms
trickery,
fraud,
deceit,
hypocrisy,
cunning,
treachery,
guile,
duplicity,
insincerity,
legerdemain,
dissimulation,
craftiness,
fraudulence,
deceitfulness,
deceptiveness
in the sense of disclosure
The disclosure of her latest endeavour was badly-timed.