betrayal
noun /bɪˈtreɪəl/
/bɪˈtreɪəl/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of betraying somebody/something or the fact of being betrayed
- a sense/a feeling/an act of betrayal
- I saw her actions as a betrayal of my trust.
- the many disappointments and betrayals in his life
- Memories of his betrayal still haunted her.
- a betrayal of their election promises
- a story of heroism, love and betrayal
Extra Examples- a betrayal of his friends
- The decisions were a betrayal of everything my father stood for.
- The women interviewed still viewed adultery as the ultimate betrayal within a marriage.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- ultimate
- regard something as
- see something as
- view something as
- …
- betrayal of
- an act of betrayal
- a betrayal of (somebody’s) trust
- a feeling of betrayal
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