betray (v.)

  1. reveal unintentionally; Her smile betrayed her true feelings

    [ Syn: bewray ]

  2. deliver to an enemy by treachery; Judas sold Jesus; The spy betrayed his country

    [ Syn: sell ]

  3. 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

    [ Syn: fail ]

  4. be sexually unfaithful to ones partner in marriage; She cheats on her husband; Might her husband be wandering?

    [ Syn: cheat on , cheat , cuckold , wander ]

  5. give away information about somebody; He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam

    [ Syn: denounce , tell on , give away , rat , grass , shit , shop , snitch , stag ]

  6. cause someone to believe an untruth; The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house

    [ Syn: deceive , lead astray ]

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