Synonyms for betrayal
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1. betrayalnoun

   Synonyms:
   perfidy, treachery, treason

2. betrayalnoun

   the act of betraying

   Synonyms:
   perfidy, treachery, treason

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1. betrayal

   Synonyms:
   abandonment, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

   Antonyms:
   apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

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1. treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidynoun

   an act of deliberate betrayal

   Synonyms:
   high treason, perfidiousness, traitorousness, perfidy, subversiveness, treason, treachery, lese majesty

2. betrayalnoun

   the quality of aiding an enemy

   Synonyms:
   treason, perfidy, treachery

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1. • Dishonesty
   • Treason

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1. murder of a king

   you will betray the king if you kill him

   the people betrayed his king

   Submitted by anonymous on March 3, 2020  

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1. betrayalnoun

   Synonyms:
   treason, treachery, perfidy, revelation, exposure, seduction

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1. List of paraphrases for "betrayal":

   treason, treachery, sell-out, boar, betray

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1. Jeff Sessions:

   Committing fraud in any immigration matter undermines the integrity of our immigration system, and is a betrayal of the American people’s generosity, it is especially appalling when it also involves the sexual abuse of children.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

3. RJ Intindola:

   I must admit that I am always perplexed when reading quotes and other writings that true love should be unconditional. Well, how about betrayal? Shouldn’t that be a condition? It is for me and should be for you.

4. John Gibbs:

   So there's a huge amount of just betrayal that people feel on an emotional level, and it's palpable.

5. President Barack Obama:

   If, in fact, we defend the legal right of a person to insult another's religion, we're equally obligated to use our free speech to condemn such insults and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with religious communities, particularly religious minorities who are the targets of such attacks, to infringe on one right under the pretext of protecting another is a betrayal of both.