as in betrayed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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Recent Examples of double-crossed
In Play Dirty, Wahlberg stars a career criminal named Parker, who’s double-crossed by a member of his team after a robbery.
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The Iranians didn’t, however, get to escape with the bearings that would help kick off their nuclear program because the show’s protagonist, Ben Edwards (played by Taylor Kitsch), and the surviving espionage members of Haverford’s team found out that their leader had double-crossed them.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
He had been double-crossed by Guzmán López, who was also on the plane and had been arranging his surrender for some time.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The Iranians didn’t, however, get to escape with the bearings that would help kick off their nuclear program because the show’s protagonist, Ben Edwards (played by Taylor Kitsch), and the surviving espionage members of Haverford’s team found out that their leader had double-crossed them.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
He had been double-crossed by Guzmán López, who was also on the plane and had been arranging his surrender for some time.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-crossed
betrayed
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In the past, members of the Haitian community have felt betrayed by American politicians on both sides of the aisle.—
Edwidge Danticat,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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But distaste was evident in their pained grins, and their eyes betrayed fresh apprehension of me.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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