noun
definition
The act of betraying
Examples of betrayal in a Sentence
Do not apologize for another's betrayal.
Sirian's betrayal first came to her in a dream created by the demon as a warning before it was strong enough to speak to her.
Lenin regarded such strivings as a betrayal of the claims of the labouring class.
The depth of Claire's betrayal made him wish he could kill her again a thousand times over!
Shuddering, she looked toward Taran, the sense of betrayal raw.
How did she assess the extent of betrayal already committed by a man she trusted as an uncle?
The idea of the sovereignty of the people was to him utterly abhorrent, and even any delegation of sovereign power on his own part would have seemed a betrayal of a God-given trust.
She wondered if he felt hurt at his best friend's betrayal but didn't have the nerve to ask.
Still, a life of betrayal with Aaron was nothing compared to a life as Talon's slave!
Together, we will teach your father that betrayal is rewarded with vengeance.
You are cut out for politics and betrayal.
Betrayal by friends and co-workers is possible.
The Guardians knew that betrayal would be confronted by Dusty, and even those loyal to Damian feared him appearing unexpectedly at their door.
Not hesitating to hand over the compass, she appeared torn at taking the final step of betrayal.
He expected Sasha to sense his betrayal, but Sasha.s gaze glowed for a different reason.
There was no sign Ne'Rin's betrayal affected him at all.
She dreamt of what life with Brady might've been like, away from the war and betrayal.
Then again, in his battered state, the last thing he wanted was to see how angry she still was for his betrayal.
I didn't earn my betrayal.
There was no room in his life for betrayal.
What was more important than power, betrayal and revenge, the tenets on which he built his life?
To Droysen and Kaerst it accords with the historical conditions; to Grote and to Beloch it is a betrayal of the prerogative of Hellenism.
According to it the disciples all fled after the betrayal (though Peter waited until after the denial), and afterwards saw the risen Lord in Galilee.
According to this the disciples, though they fled at the betrayal, did not return to their homes, but remained in Jerusalem, saw the risen Lord in that city, and stayed there until after the day of Pentecost.
That Dalrymple arranged for actual extermination of the males of the clan is certain, but there is no proof that he knew of the modus operandi, the betrayal of hospitality, " murder under trust."
Hugh Capet needed more than three years and the betrayal of his enemy into his hands before he could parry the attack of a quite second-rate adversary, Charles of Lorraine (990), the last descendant of Charlemagne.
His death dealers were lined up along one side of the panhandle, waiting for the invasive mind check, where Gabriel went through their heads for signs of betrayal.
Gabriel didn.t have a choice, Rhyn she was trying to protect, but Hannah … the sense of betrayal within her made her feel ill again.
Any resentment that lingered from his betrayal melted away at the sight of what he'd been through to save her.
The dreams of his betrayal were followed by the dreams of Tiyan's walls toppling and of her impending death at the hands of a man she knew was Taran.
Again, the subtext of betrayal gives a deeply poignant edge to this teaching.
I will never avenge this betrayal, for my heart is dead.
After the initial bewilderment, I must admit I felt some slight anger and betrayal.
Join a nightmarish journey through faith and betrayal as the infamous warrior Jubei returns to confront the ultimate evil!
So is it another death-defying feat for the passion story, or an anti-Semitic betrayal?
The day after the betrayal, republican prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs, London declared a new hunger strike.
With the obvious coming betrayal of the leaders the slogan only served to sow illusions.
And, last, ' genius ' means a betrayal of gender propriety too.
The heady scent of betrayal was in the air.
But in Hannes ' terrible dreams about the past, what is also utterly shocking is the sense of betrayal.
Notes At one level this is a story of betrayal, of political skulduggery and of religiously-motivated violence.
Brian Whitaker The Guardian 30 April 2001 There is no conduct quite so unbecoming as the betrayal of a friend.
He remained, nevertheless, a Liberal; and after the franchise question had been settled by what Lowe considered Disraeli's betrayal, and he had been elected the first member for London University, he accepted office again in the Gladstone Cabinet of 1868 as chancellor of the exchequer.
Court intrigue favouring him, he succeeded, by the betrayal of his comrades and by two submissive letters, in reconciling himself with the help of Halifax both to the king and to James, though he had the humiliation of seeing his confessions and declarations of penitence published at length in the Gazette.
How far the extraordinary corruption of private morals which has gained for the restoration period so unenviable a notoriety was owing to the king's own example of flagrant debauchery, how far to the natural reaction from an artificial Puritanism, is uncertain, but it is incontestable that Charles's cynical selfishness was the chief cause of the degradation of public life which marks his reign, and of the disgraceful and unscrupulous betrayal of the national interests which raised France to a threatening predominance and imperilled the very existence of Britain for generations.
And believe me, they are reaping the reward of their betrayal of the Bourbon cause.
The savagery of battle pauses briefly to allow the snatched happiness of the wedding before the desperate flight from anger and betrayal.
An excellent novel about illusionary freedom and betrayal, with a powerful undercurrent of fear running the whole way through.
Unfaithful lovers, betrayal by friends, sooner or later the pain must end.
After years of betrayal and hardship, John made the difficult decision to disown his sister.