| VERB | communication | betray, bewray | reveal unintentionally |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... | |
| Meaning | reveal unintentionally. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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