VERB | communication | betray, bewray | reveal unintentionally |
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social | betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery | |
emotion | betray, fail | disappoint, prove undependable to | |
social | betray, cheat on, cheat, cuckold, wander | be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | |
communication | betray, denounce, tell on, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag | give away information about somebody | |
communication | betray, deceive, lead astray | cause someone to believe an untruth |
Sounds | bihtrey' | |
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Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... |
Meaning | reveal unintentionally. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" | |
Synonym | bewray | |
Broader | unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
Spanish | traicionar | |
Catalan | trair |
Meaning | deliver to an enemy by treachery. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot betray Sue | |
Example | "The spy betrayed his country" | |
Synonym | sell | |
Narrower | double cross | betray by double-dealing |
Broader | deceive, lead on, delude, cozen | Be false to |
Similar to | sell | Give up for a price or reward |
Spanish | traicionar, vender | |
Catalan | trair | |
Nouns | betrayal | an act of deliberate betrayal |
betrayer | one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
Meaning | disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonym | fail | |
Broader | disappoint, let down | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
Spanish | abandonar, fallar, traicionar | |
Catalan | fallar |
Meaning | Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot betray Sue | |
Synonyms | cheat on, cheat, cuckold, wander | |
Narrower | play around, fool around | commit adultery |
two-time | carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time | |
Broader | deceive, lead on, delude, cozen | Be false to |
Spanish | engañar, poner los cuernos, ser infiel | |
Catalan | enganyar |
Meaning | give away information about somebody. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | denounce, tell on, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag | |
Narrower | sell someone out | Give information that compromises others |
Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
Spanish | acusar, delatar, denunciar, traicionar | |
Catalan | denunciar, trair | |
Nouns | betrayer | one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
Meaning | Cause someone to believe an untruth. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | deceive, lead astray | |
Narrower | bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end |
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across | fool or hoax | |
pose, impersonate, personate | pretend to be someone you are not | |
Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
Opposite | undeceive | Free from deception or illusion |
Spanish | confundir, engañar | |
Catalan | enganyar | |
Nouns | betrayer | a person who says one thing and does another |
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