as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the terrible betrayal of having her best friend reveal her confidences to others
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Recent Examples of betrayal
Twists, turns and betrayals abound when Ethan is framed for the deaths of his team and has the government after him.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Now our government will hand them over to a government that may well kill them — an act of interpersonal betrayal if ever there was one.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Nevertheless, Kay suggested many Yankees fans felt a sense of betrayal when Soto bolted for the team's crosstown rival.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Too much confidence and even small failures feel like betrayal.
—Shiva Chandrashekher, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Now our government will hand them over to a government that may well kill them — an act of interpersonal betrayal if ever there was one.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Nevertheless, Kay suggested many Yankees fans felt a sense of betrayal when Soto bolted for the team's crosstown rival.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Too much confidence and even small failures feel like betrayal.
—Shiva Chandrashekher, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrayal
Noun
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Press play below to learn more about Wells’ treachery, and to get a sneak peek at the fugitive interacting with her latest target.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Sinners is one of the great vampire movies of the modern age, mining the legend of these perpetual outsiders who desperately yearn to belong, but whose silky promises are rooted in treachery.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lee’s campaign has asserted that a sitting president cannot be criminally prosecuted, except in cases of treason.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The cost of failure would have been death on the grounds of treason.—
Daniel Twining,
National Review,
22 May 2025
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“Betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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