as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
knew what it felt like to be backstabbed by a so-called friend
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betray
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Thomas Gift, a political science professor at University College London, told Newsweek that many immigrants feel betrayed by current immigration policies, especially ones created under President Joe Biden.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025 -
Judas, one of the apostles, betrays Jesus and that same night, Jesus is arrested and flogged.—
Tribune News Reports,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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“Backstab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstab. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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