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betrayal1816; from betray + -al (2). Earlier in the same sense were betrayment (1540s), betraying (late 14c.).
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betrayaltreachery: an act of deliberate betrayal the quality of aiding an enemy (betray) reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" (betray) deliver to an enemy b [..]
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betrayalDuring the war betrayers were those who told the German police where they could find resistance members or people in hiding. The betrayal of one Jew was rewarded with what was a quarter of a weekly wage for a carpenter.
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betrayal(n) an act of deliberate betrayal(n) the quality of aiding an enemy
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betrayalproditio, proditio
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