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betray artinya

mengkhianati

/bɪˈtɹeɪ/

betray in Indonesian: mengkhianati. In English, betray means to deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

Indonesian words for betray

to deliver into the hands of an enemy
mengkhianati

English meaning of betray

  1. verb To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
  2. verb To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
  3. verb To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
  4. verb To disclose (a secret, etc.) in deliberate violation of someone’s confidence.

Full definition of betray

betray in a sentence

  • An officer betrayed the city.
  • He betrayed his own sister to the secret police.
  • to betray a person or a cause

Synonyms of betray

All synonyms of betray

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Questions about betray in Indonesian

What is the meaning of betray in Indonesian?
Betray in Indonesian is mengkhianati.
Apa arti betray?
Betray: mengkhianati.
What does betray mean in English?
Betray means to deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

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