"betrayal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bɪˈtɹeɪəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-betrayal.wav Forms: betrayals [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪəl Etymology: From betray + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|betray|-al}} betray + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} betrayal (countable and uncountable, plural betrayals)
  1. The act of betraying. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: perfidiousness, perfidy, treacherousness, treachery, treason Derived forms: counterbetrayal, nonbetrayal, rebetrayal, self-betrayal Related terms: betray

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Received message: A Traitor:",
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