Counterbetrayal
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A betrayal in response to a previous betrayal. countable, uncountable
"Ms. Atwood’s spins out her plot as busily as a spider, constructing an intricate web that ensnares Charmaine and Stan in a dizzying game of betrayal and counterbetrayal involving extramarital affairs, human-organ trafficking, blackmail, espionage, identity theft and sex-bot manufacturing."
Example
More examples"Ms. Atwood’s spins out her plot as busily as a spider, constructing an intricate web that ensnares Charmaine and Stan in a dizzying game of betrayal and counterbetrayal involving extramarital affairs, human-organ trafficking, blackmail, espionage, identity theft and sex-bot manufacturing."
Etymology
From counter- + betrayal.
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