verb [VN]
1 ~ sb/sth (to sb) to give information about sb/sth to an enemy:
For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia. * He was offered money to betray his colleagues.
2 to hurt sb who trusts you, especially by not being loyal or faithful to them:
She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him. * She betrayed his trust over and over again. * I have never known her to betray a confidence (= tell other people sth that should be kept secret).
3 to ignore your principles or beliefs in order to achieve sth or gain an advantage for yourself:
He has been accused of betraying his former socialist ideals.
4 ~ sth / yourself to tell sb or make them aware of a piece of information, a feeling, etc., usually without meaning to:
His voice betrayed the worry he was trying to hide. * She was terrified of saying something that would make her betray herself (= show her feelings or who she was).
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for betray is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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