betrayal
/bɪˈtɹeɪəl/
betrayal noun: the act of betraying.
Noun
betrayal (countable and uncountable, plural betrayals)
- The act of betraying.
- But by the same token, an exclusive menu of betrayals is likely to be a starvation diet.1995 May 3, Robert Grudin, “Treasonable Matter”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- The betrayal of our friends in Taiwan began with President Carter’s decision to terminate the mutual defense treaty with Taiwan that Congress had ratified in 1954.2005, Jesse Helms, Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 106
betrayal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
betrayal in Hindi
- betrayal, treachery
- विश्वासघात viśvāsghāt
- betrayal
- दग़ा daġā
betrayal in Tamil
- இரண்டகம், காட்டிக் கொடுத்தல், நம்பிக்கைக்கேடு, வஞ்சகம், துரோகம், மறைவெறியீடு
betrayal in Marathi
- betrayal, treachery
- द्रोह droh
- betrayal, treachery, breach of trust
- विश्वासघात viśvāsghāt
- betrayal, treachery, deceit, perfidy
- दगा dagā
betrayal in Urdu
- betrayal, treason
- دغا daġā
More languagesFewer languages
- betrayal in Bengali
- খেয়ানত kheẏanot
- betrayal in Malayalam
- ചതി, വഞ്ചന
- betrayal in Kannada
- ದ್ರೋಹ drōha
- betrayal in Punjabi
- دھوکھا dhokhā, ਧੋਖਾ dhokhā
Examples of betrayal in a sentence
- We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust.
- His betrayal was the beginning of a complex intrigue intended to give him control of the company.
- I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.
Synonyms of betrayal
- perfidiousness
- perfidy
- treacherousness
- treachery
- treason
- breach of promise
- breach of trust
- double-dealing
- Judas kiss
- stab in the back
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Antonyms
Forms of betrayal
| plural | betrayals |
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Origin of betrayal
From betray + -al.
Words formed from betrayal
Words that rhyme with betrayal
Questions about betrayal
- What does betrayal mean?
- Betrayal means the act of betraying.
- What is betrayal in Hindi?
- Betrayal in Hindi is विश्वासघात (viśvāsghāt), दग़ा (daġā). See Betrayal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is betrayal?
- Betrayal is a noun.
- How do you pronounce betrayal?
- Betrayal is pronounced /bɪˈtɹeɪəl/.
- What is the plural of betrayal?
- The plural of betrayal is betrayals.
Words near betrayal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: betrayal (page history and authors); दग़ा (Hindi) (page history and authors); betrayal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दगा (Marathi) (page history and authors); دغا (Urdu) (page history and authors); খেয়ানত (Bengali) (page history and authors); betrayal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ದ್ರೋಹ (Kannada) (page history and authors); دھوکھا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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