as in betrayed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
knew what it felt like to be backstabbed by a so-called friend
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From the penultimate floor of London’s luxe 45 Park Lane hotel, the capital’s skyline is betrayed by dreary, grayish clouds.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Internal fractures revealed in responses The survey also found that nearly 89% of Venezuelans believe Maduro was betrayed by members of his own government, reflecting deep internal fractures within the former ruling camp.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Backstabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstabbed. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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