Betray
[v] give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
[v] cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
[v] reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
[v] 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"
[v] deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
[v] be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
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Synonyms
bewray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, deceive, denounce, fail, give away, grass, lead astray, peach, rat, sell, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, wander
Related Terms
abuse, apostatize, babble, bamboozle, be indiscreet, be unguarded, bear witness against, beguile, betoken, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blow the whistle, bluff, blurt, blurt out, bolt, break away, break faith, cajole, cheat on, circumvent, collabor