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Vinony

betrayal

noun

  1. breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɪˈtɹeɪəl/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English betray Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English betrayal From betray + -al.

  1. The act of betraying.

    “But by the same token, an exclusive menu of betrayals is likely to be a starvation diet.”

    “The betrayal of our friends in Taiwan began with President Carter’s decision to terminate the mutual defense treaty with Taiwan that Congress had ratified in 1954.”