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counterbetrayal

counterbetrayal noun: a betrayal in response to a previous betrayal.

Noun

counterbetrayal (countable and uncountable, plural counterbetrayals)

  1. A betrayal in response to a previous betrayal.
    • Ms. Atwood’s spins out her plot as busily as a spider, constructing an intricate web that ensnares Charmaine and Stan in a dizzying game of betrayal and counterbetrayal involving extramarital affairs, human-organ trafficking, blackmail, espionage, identity theft and sex-bot manufacturing.2015 September 29, Sarah Lyall, “Review: Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Heart Goes Last’ Conjures a Kinky Dystopia”, in New York Times

Forms of counterbetrayal

pluralcounterbetrayals

Origin of counterbetrayal

From counter- + betrayal.

Questions about counterbetrayal

What does counterbetrayal mean?
Counterbetrayal means a betrayal in response to a previous betrayal.
What part of speech is counterbetrayal?
Counterbetrayal is a noun.
What is the plural of counterbetrayal?
The plural of counterbetrayal is counterbetrayals.

Words near counterbetrayal in the dictionary

  1. counterbattens
  2. counterbattery
  3. counterbeam
  4. counterbeat
  5. counterbeats
  6. counterbetrayal
  7. counterbetrayals
  8. counterbiblical
  9. counterbid
  10. counterbidder
  11. counterbidders

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