betrayal

nouncommon in dialogue

//bɪˈtɹeɪəl//

The act of betraying.

noun

1
The act of betraying.
But by the same token, an exclusive menu of betrayals is likely to be a starvation diet.
The betrayal of our friends in Taiwan began with President Carter’s decision to terminate the mutual defense treaty with Taiwan that Congress had ratified in 1954.
One of our own has joined with the alien. If you see him, do not hesitate to let him know what the Roekaar think of this betrayal.

Etymology

Etymology tree English betray Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English betrayal From betray + -al.

Forms

plural: betrayals

Bethany · The village where Jesus stayed before going to Jerusalem and…Bethlehem · A city in the West Bank, Palestine, believed to be the…betray · To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud,…

betrayal · The act of betraying.

betrayed · Suffering from betrayal betraying · That betrays betrothed · Engaged to be married.

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