Betraying

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    betrayal

    "Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of betray form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That betrays

Synonyms

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apocalypticdisclosiveeye openingfifth columnquislingrevealing

Example

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"The politician did not bother to apologize for betraying our trust."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From betray + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English betraying, bytrayenge, betraȝyng, equivalent to betray + -ing.

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