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The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself.
Charles Bronson

Meaning of "betrayal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BETRAYAL

betrayal  [bɪˈtreɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BETRAYAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Betrayal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BETRAYAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Betrayal

Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others. Someone who betrays others is commonly called a traitor or betrayer. Betrayal is also a commonly used literary element and is often associated with or used as a plot twist.

Definition of betrayal in the English dictionary

The definition of betrayal in the dictionary is action which betrays someone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BETRAYAL


arrayal
əˈreɪəl
bael
ˈbeɪəl
conveyal
kənˈveɪəl
defrayal
dɪˈfreɪəl
Ishmael
ˈɪʃmeɪəl
Israel
ˈɪzreɪəl
Jael
ˈdʒeɪəl
portrayal
pɔːˈtreɪəl
pre-trial
ˌpriːˈtreɪəl
Raphael
ˈræfeɪəl
surveyal
sɜːˈveɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BETRAYAL

betoil
betoken
beton
betonies
betony
betook
betoss
betray
betray oneself
betrayer
betread
betrim
betroth
betrothal
betrothed
betta
betted
better
better half

WORDS THAT END LIKE BETRAYAL

Annapolis Royal
Astronomer Royal
bathyal
battle royal
Chogyal
disloyal
Fayal
gayal
khayal
loyal
myal
pennyroyal
Port Royal
prince royal
princess royal
riyal
royal
ryal
small royal
Syal

Synonyms and antonyms of betrayal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BETRAYAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «betrayal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of betrayal

Translation of «betrayal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BETRAYAL

Find out the translation of betrayal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of betrayal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «betrayal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背叛行为
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traición
570 millions of speakers

English

betrayal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विश्वासघात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خيانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предательство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trahison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengkhianatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裏切り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Betrayal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phản bội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரோகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासघात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ihanet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tradimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdrada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зрадництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trădare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προδοσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verraad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svik
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of betrayal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BETRAYAL»

The term «betrayal» is very widely used and occupies the 20.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of betrayal
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BETRAYAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «betrayal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «betrayal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about betrayal

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10 QUOTES WITH «BETRAYAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word betrayal.
1
Douglas Alexander
For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public.
2
Aldrich Ames
Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust.
3
Aldrich Ames
Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust.
4
Aldrich Ames
The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo.
5
Chaz Bono
Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay... Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told.
6
Lucien Bouchard
I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit.
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Charles Bronson
The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself.
8
Charles Bronson
Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself. You always worry about charlatans. We found that specialists did not know as much as we thought.
9
Charles Bukowski
The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.
10
Hilarie Burton
For me, I always wonder what's worse: an emotional betrayal or a physical betrayal? That's a really tough call.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETRAYAL»

Discover the use of betrayal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to betrayal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Betrayal
Tallie Jones is a Hollywood legend.
Danielle Steel, 2012
2
American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character
Argues that today's government has abandoned basic beliefs in favor of socialist practices, citing the roles Truman, Eisenhower, McCarthy, and others in allowing Russian influences, promoting liberalism, and enabling Islamic tolerance.
Diana West, 2013
3
Betrayal
Deep in the folklore of Tallinor lies a dark legend of betrayal and destruction. It is the story of a powerful sentient called Orlac who almost destroyed the entire land.
Fiona McIntosh, 2010
4
Betrayal
But could it be Sebastian himself who will ultimately betray Evie? In this companion to Gillian Shields's dazzling Immortal, magic and sweeping romance cross the bounds of time to deliver heart-stopping emotion and suspense.
Gillian Shields, 2010
5
Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life after Boyhood ...
Beyond Betrayal offers support, encouragement, and useful skills to men in recovery." —Mike Lew, M.Ed., author of Victims No Longer and Leaping upon the Mountains "If you have been sexually abused, this book will give you information, ...
Richard B. Gartner, 2010
6
Blind to Betrayal: Why We Fool Ourselves We Aren't Being Fooled
This book explores the fascinating phenomenon of how and why we ignore or deny betrayal, and what we can gain by transforming "betrayal blindness" into insight.
Jennifer Freyd, Pamela Birrell, 2013
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Betrayal
Or let others discover the truth for themselves? Sylvie had always been exotic, unconventional, alluring. Now with her death comes an unexpected betrayal - as another truth emerges which will take even Hugh by surprise.
Clare Francis, 2008
8
Betrayal in the City: A Play
In the words of one of the characters: "It was better while we waited. Now we have nothing to look forward to. We have killed our past and are busy killing our future." Francis Imbuga is a playwright and actor.
Francis Imbuga, 1976
9
Betrayal
This novel, poignant in its emotion and international in its setting, illustrates dramatically the hideousness of the betrayal syndrome that is sweeping through the body of Christ -- personally and institutionally -- assaulting and ...
Randall Arthur, 1999
10
Breaking Through Betrayal: And Recovering the Peace Within
"This volume deals with the subject of betrayal, and is appropriate as a self-help aid for clients.
Holli Kenley, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETRAYAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term betrayal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ecuadorean Defense Minister Denies Rumors of Military Betrayal
Privileged and right-wing sectors in Ecuador have been holding often-violent protests across the country in an attempt to destabilize the ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
2
Betrayal is the greatest eye-opener
Betrayal is part of human nature. You can be betrayed by anyone at any time, from your best friend to a work colleague. Betrayal is something ... «Women24, Jul 15»
3
Unions attack Nestle over pensions 'betrayal'
On strike. Two major trade unions have denounced Nestle's plans to close its final salary defined benefit (DB) scheme as a “betrayal” of staff. «Professional Pensions, Jul 15»
4
The return of Rajapakse
Many perceive Sirisena's approval of Rajapakse's nomination to be a betrayal of the mandate that people had given to him by voting for him ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
5
Emmerdale 14/07 - Brenda's shock at Bob's betrayal
Ross gives Carly an envelope of cash, warning her he will tell Bob she was involved if she speaks to Debbie. Diane's suspicious when she ... «soFeminine.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
From Blueprints To Betrayal: The Daring, And Downfall, Of A Cold …
David E. Hoffman serves as a contributing editor at The Washington Post. His other works include the 2010 Putlizer Prize-winning book The ... «Public Radio Tulsa, Jul 15»
7
Shame on Senate for tax-rollback betrayal
For the first time in six years, an official state budget wasn't in place on July 1 -- the start of the new 2015-16 fiscal year. And it probably won't be ... «Sentinel & Enterprise, Jul 15»
8
Wayward Pines Season 1 Episode 7 Review – 'Betrayal'
Week on week there so many ideas playing out in Wayward Pines, that the superficial framework of plot and structure seem effortless. «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
9
Betrayal — why Maithri, why?
I thought I must write to you because there are so many different questions to ask you and, judging by what happened last week, I think you owe ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
10
TWN puts on Pinter's "Betrayal"
(July 2, 2015) s negative a word as “betrayal” is, chances are, most of us have felt it in one form ... For the characters in Harold Pinter's play “Betrayal,” the word ... «Nantucket Island Inquirer, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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