betray
Verbs
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(v) reveal unintentionally
- Her smile betrayed her true feelings
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(v) deliver to an enemy by treachery
- Judas sold Jesus
- The spy betrayed his country
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(v) 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
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(v) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
- She cheats on her husband
- Might her husband be wandering?
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(v) give away information about somebody
- He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
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(v) cause someone to believe an untruth
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house