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
Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The game is designed to reset every episode to create fresh alliances and new betrayals, ensuring unpredictability and escalating drama.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The sequence, with its jarringly melancholy musical choice and frenzied editing, conveys Mussolini’s personal and patriotic betrayals and dismantling of systems and relationships so devastatingly that the series doesn’t need to explicitly close the tragic loop.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
With his loyal best friend Parvaiz (Raghav Juyal) and savvy manager Sanya (Anya Singh) by his side, Aasmaan navigates a glittering landscape filled with egos and unexpected betrayals.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Your narrative, with its shifting of points of view among four longtime friends, allows for intimacy and drama as well as betrayals and loss as Desiree, Nakia, Monique and January (with Desiree’s estranged sister Danielle mostly on the sidelines) each tell their stories.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
An escape plan is hatched, leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After major twists and sneaky betrayals, Hostage finally came to a dramatic conclusion in Episode 5.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The game is designed to reset every episode to create fresh alliances and new betrayals, ensuring unpredictability and escalating drama.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The sequence, with its jarringly melancholy musical choice and frenzied editing, conveys Mussolini’s personal and patriotic betrayals and dismantling of systems and relationships so devastatingly that the series doesn’t need to explicitly close the tragic loop.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
With his loyal best friend Parvaiz (Raghav Juyal) and savvy manager Sanya (Anya Singh) by his side, Aasmaan navigates a glittering landscape filled with egos and unexpected betrayals.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Your narrative, with its shifting of points of view among four longtime friends, allows for intimacy and drama as well as betrayals and loss as Desiree, Nakia, Monique and January (with Desiree’s estranged sister Danielle mostly on the sidelines) each tell their stories.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
An escape plan is hatched, leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After major twists and sneaky betrayals, Hostage finally came to a dramatic conclusion in Episode 5.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Betrayals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayals. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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