| Main Entry: |
betray |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
be disloyal |
Synonyms: |
abandon, be unfaithful, bite the hand that feeds you, blow the whistle,
bluff, break faith, break promise, break trust, break with, commit treason,
cross,
deceive, deliver up,
delude,
desert, double-cross,
finger*,
forsake, go back on, inform against, inform on, jilt,
knife*,
let down,
mislead, play Judas, play false,
seduce, sell down the river, sell out, stab in the back,
take in*,
trick, turn in, turn informer, turn state's evidence, walk out on
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Antonyms: |
be faithful, be loyal, defend, protect, support
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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