betrayaln.
/bɪˈtreɪəl/ 1. A treacherous giving up to an enemy.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > treacherous action > [noun]
treason?c1225
treacheryc1300
trechettingc1330
traisementc1380
betrayinga1382
betraisingc1385
proditionc1425
trayment1468
tradition1483
tradiment1535
foul play1546
betrayment1548
false play1567
betray1600
treacherizing1656
betrayal1817
treasony1828
double-crossing1834
trahison1858
dobbing1968
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > betrayal > [noun]
trechettingc1330
traisementc1380
betrayinga1382
betraisingc1385
trayment1468
tradition1483
betrayment1548
betray1600
betrayal1817
sell1838
backstabbing1855
ratting1946
1817 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 16 240 The betrayal and imprisonment of Toussaint.
1858 G. Rawson in Psalms & Hymns Baptist Denomination 741 That dark betrayal-night.
1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xviii. 108 An attempted betrayal of the country into the hands of an invader.
2. A violation of trust or confidence, an abandonment of something committed to one's charge.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > treacherous action > [noun] > of confidence or trust
betrayal1826
sell1838
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > [noun] > breach of trust or good faith
troth-breakinga1400
false trust1649
distrust1667
betrayal1826
1826 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 34 346 Tempted to such betrayal of his trust by habits of reckless expenditure.
1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iv. 292 He must justly have resented the betrayal of his confidence.
3. A revelation or divulging of something which it is desirable to keep secret.
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society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > a disclosure > disclosure of secret information
tellinga1325
unsecrecy159.
blabbing1596
elimination1601
leaking1611
babblement1825
leakage1863
betrayal1873
dobbing1968
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule 23 Men..not to be led into these betrayals of their secret opinions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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