betraying

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betraying¹

adjective more betraying · most betraying

  1. That betrays

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of betray

betraying²

Where it comes from

From Middle English betraying, bytrayenge, betraȝyng, equivalent to betray + -ing.

noun betrayings

  1. betrayal Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: revealing, defrauding, deceiving, surrendering, selling, peaching, betrayment, rebetrayal, treason, treachery, traitorism, disloyalty, doublecross, double-dealing, trahison, turncoatism

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@misc{betraying_2026,
  title = {betraying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/betraying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}