American English pronunciation

How to pronounce betrays

IPA transcription: [bɪt'ɹeɪz]

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Verb

  • reveal unintentionally

    “Her smile betrayed her true feelings”

  • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

    “His sense of smell failed him this time”

    “His strength finally failed him”

    “His children failed him in the crisis”

  • deliver to an enemy by treachery

    “Judas sold Jesus”

    “The spy betrayed his country”

  • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

    “She cheats on her husband”

    “Might her husband be wandering?”

  • give away information about somebody

    “He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam”

  • cause someone to believe an untruth

    “The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house”

Usage examples

  • Her writing betrays her warped sense of priorities.
  • Her writing betrays her warped sense of priorities.