Wondering how to hyphenate the English word betray? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Reveal unintentionally Her smile betrayed her true feelings |
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Deliver to an enemy by treachery Judas sold Jesus The spy betrayed his country |
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Disappoint, prove undependable to Abandon, forsake His sense of smell failed him this time His strength finally failed him His children failed him in the crisis |
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Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage She cheats on her husband Might her husband be wandering? |
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Give away information about somebody He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam |
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Cause someone to believe an untruth The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house |
| verb | bewray, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
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| verb | sell, deceive, lead on, delude, cozen |
| verb | fail, disappoint, let down
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| verb | cheat on, cheat, cuckold, wander, deceive, lead on, delude, cozen |
| verb | denounce, tell on, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag, inform |
| verb | deceive, lead astray, misinform, mislead |