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Definition of Betray
1. Verb. Reveal unintentionally. "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
Generic synonyms: Break, Bring Out, Disclose, Discover, Divulge, Expose, Give Away, Let On, Let Out, Reveal, Unwrap
2. Verb. Deliver to an enemy by treachery. "Sam cannot betray Sue "; "The spy betrayed his country"
Related verbs: Sell
Specialized synonyms: Double Cross
Generic synonyms: Cozen, Deceive, Delude, Lead On
Derivative terms: Betrayal, Betrayer
3. Verb. Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. "His children failed him in the crisis"
4. Verb. Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage. "Sam cannot betray Sue "; "Might her husband be wandering?"
Generic synonyms: Cozen, Deceive, Delude, Lead On
Specialized synonyms: Two-time, Fool Around, Play Around
Derivative terms: Cuckold
5. Verb. Give away information about somebody. "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Sell Out
Derivative terms: Betrayer, Rat, Ratter, Ratting, Shit, Shit, Snitch, Snitcher
6. Verb. Cause someone to believe an untruth. "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Specialized synonyms: Impersonate, Personate, Pose, Bamboozle, Hoodwink, Lead By The Nose, Play False, Pull The Wool Over Someone's Eyes, Snow, Befool, Cod, Dupe, Fool, Gull, Put On, Put One Across, Put One Over, Slang, Take In
Derivative terms: Betrayer, Deceiver, Deception, Deceptive, Deceptive
Antonyms: Undeceive
Definition of Betray
1. v. t. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.
Definition of Betray
1. Verb. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. ¹
2. Verb. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause. ¹
3. Verb. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. ¹
4. Verb. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally; to bewray. ¹
5. Verb. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. ¹
6. Verb. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon. ¹
7. Verb. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Betray
1. to aid an enemy of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Betray
Literary usage of Betray
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... jilted, and betray'd, I stamp, 1 tear, I rave; Capricious, light, injurious
maid, I'll be no more thy slave, I'll rend thy image from my heart, ..."
2. The Golden Book of Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius, Meric Casaubon (1898)
"... willing of him- selfe without any compulsion to fit and accommodate himselfe
to his proper lot and portion. The true make no conscience to betray their ..."
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