betray has definitions from the field of sexuality
1
[ verb ] reveal unintentionally

Synonyms

bewray

Examples

"Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

Afraid at one_and_the_same time that his work might be turned_down - which would be a blow to his pride even_though no_one knew he was the author - and that the work would be accepted , and then that his violent feelings in the matter would certainly betray how deeply concerned he was in_spite_of himself .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

They offered no opinions , volunteered nothing , betrayed no emotions .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

At_the_same_time , his voice betrayed uncertainty about their being here , and conveyed an appeal to whatever is reasonable , peace-loving , and dependable in everybody .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

Their eyes betrayed too_much of their emotions , she thought sadly .

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

She was a living doll and no mistake - the blue-black bang , the wide cheekbones , olive flushed , that betrayed the Cherokee strain in her Midwestern lineage , and the mouth whose only fault , in the novelist 's carping phrase , was that the lower lip was a_trifle too voluptuous .

Related terms

disclose

2
[ verb ] deliver to an enemy by treachery

Synonyms

sell

Examples

"Judas sold Jesus" "The spy betrayed his country"

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

`` He is aware he will not live for twenty-four_hours if he betrays you '' .

Related terms

deceive double_cross sell

3
[ verb ] disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

Synonyms

fail

Examples

"His sense of smell failed him this time" "His strength finally failed him" "His children failed him in the crisis"

Used in print

(Charles Glicksberg, "Sex in Contemporary Literature"...)

The mind has betrayed them , reason is the foe of life ; they will trust only their physical sensations , the wisdom of the body , the holy promptings of the unconscious .

Related terms

disappoint

4
[ verb ] give away information about somebody

Examples

"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

5
[ verb ] (sexuality) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Examples

"She cheats on her husband" "Might her husband be wandering?"

Used in print

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

He felt no anger towards Kitti , no sense that she had betrayed him .

6
[ verb ] cause someone to believe an untruth

Synonyms

deceive lead_astray

Examples

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

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