betraying
betraying adjective: that betrays. Also the present participle and gerund of betray.
Adjective
betraying (comparative more betraying, superlative most betraying)
- That betrays
Noun
betraying (plural betrayings)
- betrayal
- Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5)
Also used as
betraying is also the present participle and gerund of betray.
betraying meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Odia
betraying in Hindi
- विश्वासघात करना
betraying in Marathi
- विश्वासघात करणे
betraying in Bengali
- বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা
betraying in Odia
- ବିଶ୍ୱାସଘାତକତା କରିବା
More languagesFewer languages
- betraying in Nepali
- विश्वासघात गर्ने, विश्वासघात गर्दै
Forms of betraying
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more betraying |
| superlative | most betraying |
| Noun | |
| plural | betrayings |
Origin of betraying
From betray + -ing.
From Middle English betraying, bytrayenge, betraȝyng, equivalent to betray + -ing.
Words formed from betraying
Questions about betraying
- What does betraying mean?
- Betraying means that betrays.
- What is betraying in Hindi?
- Betraying in Hindi is विश्वासघात करना. See Betraying meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is betraying?
- Betraying can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near betraying in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: betraying (page history and authors); betraying (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); betraying (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); betraying (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); betraying (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); betraying (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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