betray

verb

be·tray bi-ˈtrā How to pronounce betray (audio)

bē-

betrayed; betraying; betrays

transitive verb

: to lead astray

especially : seduce

a nation betrayed into violence

a teenager betrayed by a much older man

: to deliver to an enemy by treachery

was betrayed to the authorities by one of his students

betraying one's own country

: to fail or desert especially in time of need

betrayed his family

felt that she would be betraying her principles

You've betrayed our trust.

: to reveal unintentionally

betray one's true feelings

: show, indicate

His best columns betray … the philosophical bent of his mind.

John Mason Brown

: to disclose in violation of confidence

betray a secret

intransitive verb

: to prove false

betrayer

bi-ˈtrā-ər How to pronounce betray (audio)

bē-

noun

Example Sentences

They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments. She is very loyal and would never betray a friend. She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy. She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.

Recent Examples on the Web Levis know if his eyes lock in on a target and betray his intentions.

Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022 After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former spy killer is set free and embarks on a revenge spree against the people who conspired to betray her.

Rodney Ho, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022 Peele’s Hollywood movies attract viewers but then betray them.

Armond White, National Review, 22 July 2022 Today, that’s an act of rebellion in a society that gaslights young women into getting preventative Botox and lip fillers, that tells us to hate natural bodies, to live in a hole of denial that our bodies will betray us all in the end.

Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 Six years into the war, Mr. Putin turned the chief mufti of Chechnya to betray the rebel cause.

New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Don John arranges for Claudio to witness a pseudo-tryst on a balcony in which Hero appears to betray her betrothed with a lover on the night before their wedding.

Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 In 2020, there were a few left in the Republican party that refused to betray the country.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 Dril’s tweets, in their tendency to betray a persecution complex, used to draw frequent comparisons to those of the former President Donald Trump, now banned from Twitter.

Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 17 June 2022 See More

betrays

verb

present tense third-person singular of betray

as in crosses

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

crosses
backstabs
double-crosses
gives away
shops
two-times
sells down the river
stabs in the back
sells (out)
splits (on)
peaches
turns in
snitches (on)
goes back on
informs (on)
tells (on)
rats (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

protects
defends
saves
shields
stands by
guards
safeguards

as in reveals

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

reveals
displays
shows
demonstrates
evinces
exposes
manifests
communicates
declares
bespeaks
discloses
gives away
announces
uncovers
proclaims
sounds
bares
advertises
airs
publicizes
trumpets
uncloaks
broadcasts
unbosoms
blazes
projects
placards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

belies
misrepresents
distorts
falsifies
disguises
conceals
camouflages
obscures
twists
hides
garbles
gilds
covers
masks
occludes
glosses (over)
varnishes
whitewashes
veils
counterfeits

as in tempts

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

tempts
seduces
persuades
entices
lures
beguiles
allures
solicits
leads on
fascinates
decoys
baits
entraps
inveigles
ensnares
enmeshes
traps
captivates
enchants
bewitches
snows
meshes
catches
draws in
magnetizes
charms
tangles
snares
immeshes
wiles
ropes (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

warns
cautions
alerts
forewarns
wards (off)
repulses
drives (away or off)
turns away

单词	betrays
释义	betray verb be·tray bi-ˈtrā bē- betrayed; betraying; betrays transitive verb 1 : to lead astray especially : seduce a nation betrayed into violence a teenager betrayed by a much older man 2 : to deliver to an enemy by treachery was betrayed to the authorities by one of his students betraying one's own country 3 : to fail or desert especially in time of need betrayed his family felt that she would be betraying her principles You've betrayed our trust. 4 a : to reveal unintentionally betray one's true feelings b : show, indicate His best columns betray … the philosophical bent of his mind. John Mason Brown c : to disclose in violation of confidence betray a secret intransitive verb : to prove false betrayer bi-ˈtrā-ər bē- noun Synonyms backstab cross double-cross sell (out) two-time See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments. She is very loyal and would never betray a friend. She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy. She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door. Recent Examples on the Web Levis know if his eyes lock in on a target and betray his intentions. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022 After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former spy killer is set free and embarks on a revenge spree against the people who conspired to betray her. Rodney Ho, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022 Peele’s Hollywood movies attract viewers but then betray them. Armond White, National Review, 22 July 2022 Today, that’s an act of rebellion in a society that gaslights young women into getting preventative Botox and lip fillers, that tells us to hate natural bodies, to live in a hole of denial that our bodies will betray us all in the end. Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 Six years into the war, Mr. Putin turned the chief mufti of Chechnya to betray the rebel cause. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Don John arranges for Claudio to witness a pseudo-tryst on a balcony in which Hero appears to betray her betrothed with a lover on the night before their wedding. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 In 2020, there were a few left in the Republican party that refused to betray the country. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 Dril’s tweets, in their tendency to betray a persecution complex, used to draw frequent comparisons to those of the former President Donald Trump, now banned from Twitter. Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 17 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir, from Latin tradere — more at traitor First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing betray betray someone's friendship betray someone's trust betray nothing betray someone's friendship betray someone's trust betray nothing Kids Definition betray verb be·tray bi-ˈtrā betrayed; betraying 1 : to give over to an enemy by treason or treachery betray a fort 2 : to be unfaithful to betray a friend betrayed our trust 3 : to reveal or show without meaning to betray fear 4 : to tell in violation of a trust betray a secret betrays verb present tense third-person singular of betray 1 as in crosses 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 crosses backstabs double-crosses gives away shops two-times sells down the river stabs in the back sells (out) splits (on) peaches turns in snitches (on) goes back on informs (on) tells (on) rats (on) Antonyms & Near Antonyms protects defends saves shields stands by guards safeguards See More 2 as in reveals to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor Synonyms & Similar Words reveals displays shows demonstrates evinces exposes manifests communicates declares bespeaks discloses gives away announces uncovers proclaims sounds bares advertises airs publicizes trumpets uncloaks broadcasts unbosoms blazes projects placards Antonyms & Near Antonyms belies misrepresents distorts falsifies disguises conceals camouflages obscures twists hides garbles gilds covers masks occludes glosses (over) varnishes whitewashes veils counterfeits See More 3 as in tempts 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 tempts seduces persuades entices lures beguiles allures solicits leads on fascinates decoys baits entraps inveigles ensnares enmeshes traps captivates enchants bewitches snows meshes catches draws in magnetizes charms tangles snares immeshes wiles ropes (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms warns cautions alerts forewarns wards (off) repulses drives (away or off) turns away See More
随便看	acclimatory acclivities acclivitous acclivity acclivous accloy accoast accoasted accoasting accoasts accoils accolade accoladed accolades accolading accolated accollé accollée accommodable accommodate accommodated accommodates accommodating accommodatingly accommodation

betray

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing betray

Kids Definition

verb

verb