betrayed
betrayed is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, betrayed is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofbetrayed
- To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
Example: "an officer betrayed the city"
- To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
Example: "My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty."
- To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
- To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
Example: "Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin."
- To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
- To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
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