betrayal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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    * 1.3.3 Translations

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From betray + -al.

• IPA(key): /bɪˈtɹeɪəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪəl

betrayal (countable and uncountable, plural betrayals)

1. The act of betraying.
   Synonyms: perfidiousness, perfidy, treacherousness, treachery, treason; see also Thesaurus:betrayal
   • 2005, Jesse Helms, Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir‎[2], New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 106:
     The betrayal of our friends in Taiwan began with President Carter’s decision to terminate the mutual defense treaty with Taiwan that Congress had ratified in 1954.
   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Received message: A Traitor:
     One of our own has joined with the alien. If you see him, do not hesitate to let him know what the Roekaar think of this betrayal.

• counterbetrayal

• nonbetrayal

• rebetrayal

• self-betrayal

• betray

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• English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)
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• Rhymes:English/eɪəl
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