1. betray - verb
· reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
Synonym(s): bewray
Hypernym(s): unwrap, disclose, let_on, bring_out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give_away, let_out, uncover
2. betray - verb
· deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
Synonym(s): sell
Hypernym(s): deceive, lead_on, delude, cozen
3. betray - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): fail
Hypernym(s): disappoint, let_down
4. betray - verb
· be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
Synonym(s): cheat_on, cheat, cuckold, wander
Hypernym(s): deceive, lead_on, delude, cozen
5. betray - verb
· give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Synonym(s): denounce, tell_on, give_away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
Hypernym(s): inform
6. betray - verb
· cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Synonym(s): deceive, lead_astray
Hypernym(s): misinform, mislead
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