as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
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Recent Examples of double-cross
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
This is the second view of political leadership: double-cross, cheat, bully, cajole, break the conventions and rules – do whatever works!
—John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master of the double cross.
—Byjoshua Goodman, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
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Verb
Jeffrey will reveal the double-crossing FBI agent’s identity provided he’s given protection after Beatrix is in custody.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
This is the second view of political leadership: double-cross, cheat, bully, cajole, break the conventions and rules – do whatever works!
—John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
When Josue double crosses his employers, he is executed for his betrayal.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master of the double cross.
—Byjoshua Goodman, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
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With Alexe Godin and Andrew Spencer safe from winning the last challenge, the cast voted for Spencer Conley and Jess Edwards to stay after bombshell rumors that Kat Izzo had betrayed Dale Moss.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Rock last appeared in a big WWE segment at March's 2025 Elimination Chamber, where Cena, then a babyface, betrayed Cody Rhodes and helped The Rock and Travis Scott attack him.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Could Juno be behind this treachery, as payback for David destroying her spy corporation and for changing his oldest daughter into a killer?—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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But for students who have spent years—and significant financial sums—on their education, struggling to land one's first job may feel like a betrayal.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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So this is a temporary hiccup—Indians will be unhappy, anti-Americanism will once again grow within the country’s strategic elite, and stories of American betrayals will persist for years.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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The main opposition party, CHADEMA, was disqualified in April and its leader Tundu Lissu remains in custody after he was charged with treason for demanding electoral reforms.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ksenia Mironova copes with the absence of her fiancé, also a journalist, who is in prison on charges of treason.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-cross. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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