betrayal
Translation
betrayal, disloyalty, treachery
Examples
It was an act of betrayal.
It was an act of betrayal.
She felt a deep sense of betrayal.
She felt a deep sense of betrayal.
Grammar Patterns
((an act of betrayal)) an act of disloyalty It was an act of betrayal.
((a sense of betrayal)) a feeling of being betrayed She felt a deep sense of betrayal.
Similar Words
Synonyms: treachery, disloyalty, infidelity; Antonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, allegiance
Etymology
From the verb 'betray' + '-al', a suffix forming nouns of action.
Memory Tips
This is the noun form of 'to betray'. If you betray someone, you commit a betrayal.