betrayed
adjective
be·trayed bi-ˈtrād 
bē-
: treacherously abandoned, deserted, or mistreated
a betrayed spouse
Despite dozens of letters and phone calls to management, few answers were forthcoming. Employees felt betrayed.
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Word History
First Known Use
1609, in the meaning defined above
betrayed
verb
1
as in backstabbed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- backstabbed
- crossed
- double-crossed
- two-timed
- shopped
- stabbed in the back
- sold (out)
- went back on
- sold down the river
- peached
- gave away
- turned in
- snitched (on)
- split (on)
- informed (on)
- ratted (on)
- told (on)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- protected
- defended
- saved
- guarded
- stood by
- safeguarded
- shielded
2
as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor Synonyms & Similar Words
- revealed
- displayed
- showed
- demonstrated
- exposed
- manifested
- communicated
- declared
- evinced
- sounded
- disclosed
- gave away
- announced
- uncovered
- proclaimed
- bared
- trumpeted
- publicized
- aired
- advertised
- uncloaked
- bespoke
- blazed
- broadcasted
- unbosomed
- broadcast
- projected
- placarded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misrepresented
- distorted
- twisted
- belied
- falsified
- disguised
- camouflaged
- hid
- concealed
- obscured
- whitewashed
- covered
- garbled
- veiled
- masked
- occluded
- varnished
- gilded
- glossed (over)
- counterfeited
- gilt
3
as in seduced
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime Synonyms & Similar Words
- seduced
- tempted
- lured
- persuaded
- enticed
- beguiled
- decoyed
- allured
- baited
- trapped
- solicited
- enchanted
- fascinated
- inveigled
- led on
- ensnared
- entrapped
- enmeshed
- drew in
- charmed
- caught
- bewitched
- captivated
- snowed
- tangled
- snared
- meshed
- immeshed
- magnetized
- wiled
- roped (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- warned
- cautioned
- alerted
- repulsed
- turned away
- forewarned
- drove (away or off)
- warded (off)