as in treacheries
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the terrible betrayal of having her best friend reveal her confidences to others
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Recent Examples of betrayals
The Traitors season 4 Ready for more shocking betrayals, treacherous twists and cold-blooded murder — but with your favorite reality TV stars and celebrities?
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Bad decisions and underhanded betrayals ensue.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
This yearning is contrasted with the body’s betrayals, such as a blush that makes one’s internal shame visible.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
However, the daughter refuses to see her mother, having never forgiven her for past betrayals.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
These characters are reacting to a baseline that hasn’t been established yet, which makes their betrayals unmoored.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
When a raging blizzard traps the group inside, secrets, lies and betrayals all bubble to the surface, and the question of who will die — and who will do the killing — becomes more and more intriguing.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Any betrayals to the commitments researchers made to those people could compromise the ability of scientists to work with them in the future.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Bad decisions and underhanded betrayals ensue.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
This yearning is contrasted with the body’s betrayals, such as a blush that makes one’s internal shame visible.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
However, the daughter refuses to see her mother, having never forgiven her for past betrayals.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
These characters are reacting to a baseline that hasn’t been established yet, which makes their betrayals unmoored.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
When a raging blizzard traps the group inside, secrets, lies and betrayals all bubble to the surface, and the question of who will die — and who will do the killing — becomes more and more intriguing.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Any betrayals to the commitments researchers made to those people could compromise the ability of scientists to work with them in the future.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
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