Betraying

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Betraying

verb

  1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

    "an officer betrayed the city"

  2. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

    "My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty."

  3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
  4. To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.

    "Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin."

  5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

Anagrams of Betraying

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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