as in treacheries
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
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as in betrays
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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Verb
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In Butterfly, Perabo plays the head of a powerful private intelligence agency called Caddis — and her character betrays the show’s protagonist, David Jung (played by Kim), to seize sole control of the company.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025 -
But then one betrays the other by penning a book based on the life of the other, calling into question whether great art is worth the cost.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 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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An escape plan is hatched, leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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