betrayal C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /bɪˈtreɪəl/ UK /bɪˈtreɪəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of being disloyal or treacherous to a trust His friends never forgave the betrayal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of being disloyal... treacheryperfidydisloyaltytreasondouble-crossduplicity ↔ Opposites loyaltyfidelityfaithfulness Word family Related forms betraybetrayertraitor Etymology AI details From betray + -al; betray from Middle English betrayen, from be- + Old French trair, from Latin trādere ('to hand over'). be- Old English trādere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # betrayal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bɪˈtreɪəl/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈtreɪəl/ ## Meanings 1. the act of being disloyal or treacherous to a trust ## Examples - His friends never forgave the betrayal. ## Synonyms - treachery - perfidy - disloyalty - treason - double-cross - duplicity ## Antonyms - loyalty - fidelity - faithfulness ## Related Forms - betray - betrayer - traitor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: trādere ## Etymology From betray + -al; betray from Middle English betrayen, from be- + Old French trair, from Latin trādere ('to hand over'). ## AI Etymology Betrayal is from betray + -al; betray from Middle English betrayen, from be- + Old French trair, from Latin trādere ('to hand over'). Important recorded forms include be- (Old English) and trādere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of being disloyal or treacherous to a trust. The wider family includes related words such as betray, betrayer, and traitor. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown