betray — to be disloyal to someone who trusts you
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be disloyal to someone who trusts you
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈtreɪ/
Korean meaning: 배신하다, 배반하다
Korean pronunciation: 비-트레이 (강세: 트레이)
Example Sentences
- My diet betrayed me when I saw the chocolate cake - I couldn't resist!
- The spy was arrested for betraying state secrets to foreign agents.
- Her red face betrayed the fact that she had been crying.
betray
VERB//bɪˈtreɪ//
to be disloyal to someone who trusts you
to be disloyal to someone who trusts you
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Origin
From Old French 'betrayer', derived from 'be-' (thoroughly) + 'trair' (to hand over/deliver), which comes from Latin 'tradere' (to deliver, hand over). The sense evolved from literal 'handing over' to 'handing over to an enemy' and eventually 'being disloyal'.
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“My diet betrayed me when I saw the chocolate cake - I couldn't resist!”
“The spy was arrested for betraying state secrets to foreign agents.”
“Her red face betrayed the fact that she had been crying.”
“I trusted you with my Netflix password, and you betrayed me by watching the next episode without me!”
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