as in betrays
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
knew what it felt like to be backstabbed by a so-called friend
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betrays
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In Butterfly, Perabo plays the head of a powerful private intelligence agency called Caddis — and her character betrays the show’s protagonist, David Jung (played by Kim), to seize sole control of the company.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025 -
But then one betrays the other by penning a book based on the life of the other, calling into question whether great art is worth the cost.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Backstabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstabs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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