BETRAY

• (verb) give away information about somebody

  "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

  synonyms : denounce , give away , grass , rat , shit , shop , snitch , stag , tell on

  i never thought you would be the one to betray my hiding place to the police. -added by diviya_inlas

• (verb) cause someone to believe an untruth

  "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

  synonyms : deceive , lead astray

  he is the one who who betrayed me into buying that allegedly priceless piece of art. -added by diviya_inlas

• (verb) reveal unintentionally

  "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

  synonyms : bewray

• (verb) disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

  "His sense of smell failed him this time", "His strength finally failed him", "His children failed him in the crisis"

  synonyms : fail

  in the end, his son did betray all the trust they had laid on his shoulders. -added by diviya_inlas

• (verb) deliver to an enemy by treachery

  "Judas sold Jesus", "The spy betrayed his country"

  synonyms : sell

• (verb) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

  "She cheats on her husband", "Might her husband be wandering?"

  synonyms : cheat , cheat on , cuckold , wander

  i just can't understand why you chose my best friend to betray me with. -added by diviya_inlas

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