v. t. | 1. | To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; |
2. | To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; | |
3. | To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. | |
4. | To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally. | |
5. | To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. | |
6. | To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon. | |
7. | To show or to indicate; - said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. |
Verb | 1. | betray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" Synonyms: bewray |
2. | betray - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" Synonyms: sell | |
3. | betray - 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 | |
4. | betray - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" | |
5. | betray - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" | |
6. | betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" Synonyms: deceive, lead astray |