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past tense of betray
Synonyms & Antonyms of betrayed
1
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
- childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids
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- informed (on),
- peached,
- ratted (on),
- shopped
- [British],
- snitched (on),
- split (on)
- [British],
- told (on),
- turned in
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2
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
- his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor
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3
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
- she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime
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“Betrayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of betrayed was in 1609
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