denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
(verb) give away information about somebody; āHe told on his classmate who had cheated on the examā
deceive, betray, lead astray
(verb) cause someone to believe an untruth; āThe insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my houseā
betray, bewray
(verb) reveal unintentionally; āHer smile betrayed her true feelingsā
fail, betray
(verb) disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; āHis sense of smell failed him this timeā; āHis strength finally failed himā; āHis children failed him in the crisisā
betray, sell
(verb) deliver to an enemy by treachery; āJudas sold Jesusā; āThe spy betrayed his countryā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
betray (third-person singular simple present betrays, present participle betraying, simple past and past participle betrayed)
(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
(transitive) To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
(transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
(transitive) To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
• (to prove faithless or treacherous): sell
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Source: Wiktionary
Be*tray", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Betraying.] Etym: [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be- + OF. traĆÆr to bertray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See Traitor.]
1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Matt. xvii. 22.
2. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause. But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. Johnson.
3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. Macaulay.
4. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally. Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. T. Watts.
5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. T. Watts.
6. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
7. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. All the names in the country betray great antiquity. Bryant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; āthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; āLet them eat cakeāā
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