betrayalnoun [ C or U ]
usuk/bɪˈtreɪ.əl/an act of betraying someone or something, or the fact of someone or something being betrayed:
This was the first in a series of betrayals.
I felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to support me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disloyalty, betrayal & treason
- adultery
- backstabber
- betray
- break ranks idiom
- collaborate
- collaboration
- deserter
- desertion
- faithless
- false
- fifth column
- high treason
- inconstant
- sellout
- stab
- stab sb in the back idiom
- traitor
- treacherous
- treachery
- treason
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