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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betrayed
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After posting no fewer than 28 points through the first three quarters, offense betrayed the Hornets in the fourth, when they were outscored 26-17.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026 -
And royal author Robert Jobson thinks the King feels betrayed by revelations from the Epstein Files.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Backstabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstabbed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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