betrayal

betrayal
Synonyms and related words:
Judas kiss, abuse, apostasy, babbling, backsliding, bad faith, blabbering, blabbing, bolt, breach of faith, breakaway, communication leak, criminal assault, dead giveaway, debauchment, defection, defilement, defloration, deflowering, dereliction, deserter, desertion, despoilment, disclosure, disloyalty, divulgation, divulgement, divulgence, divulging, double cross, evulgation, faithlessness, giveaway, going over, indiscretion, leak, letting out, obvious clue, perfidy, priapism, rape, ratting, ravage, ravishment, recidivation, recidivism, recreancy, revelation, schism, secession, seducement, seduction, sellout, sexual assault, telltale, telltale sign, traitorousness, treachery, treason, turning traitor, unwitting disclosure, violation, walkout

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • betrayal — [n1] exhibition of disloyalty deception, dishonesty, double crossing, double dealing, duplicity, falseness, giveaway, Judas kiss*, let down, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, trickery, unfaithfulness; concept 633 Ant. faithfulness, loyalty,… …   New thesaurus

  • Betrayal — Be*tray al . The act or the result of betraying. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • betrayal — index bad faith, bad repute, disloyalty, infidelity, treason Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • Betrayal — For other uses, see Betrayal (disambiguation). Backstabbing redirects here. For coworker backstabbing, see Coworker backstabbing. Betrayal (or backstabbing) is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that… …   Wikipedia

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  • betrayal — UK [bɪˈtreɪəl] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms betrayal : singular betrayal plural betrayals 1) an act of betraying someone or something betrayal of: a betrayal of long held principles 2) the fact of being betrayed It was hard to… …   English dictionary

  • betrayal — be|tray|al [bıˈtreıəl] n [U and C] when you betray your country, friends, or someone who trusts you betrayal of ▪ a ruthless betrayal of their election pledges ▪ She felt a great sense of betrayal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • betrayal — be|tray|al [ bı treıəl ] noun count or uncount 1. ) an act of betraying someone or something: betrayal of: a betrayal of long held principles 2. ) the fact of being betrayed: It was hard to avoid a sense of betrayal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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