as in treacheries
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the terrible betrayal of having her best friend reveal her confidences to others
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Recent Examples of betrayals
Pursued by brutal mercenaries and a deadly assassin, the trio must navigate twists, betrayals and historical secrets buried deep in Europe’s past.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
He's got fresh blood on his hands, too, having just murdered his mentor, Perry (Jamie McShane), after learning that Perry had killed his girlfriend Eryn (Margarita Levieva) over her own betrayals.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
In the process, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties and bloody betrayals.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The sequence, with its jarringly melancholy musical choice and frenzied editing, conveys Mussolini’s personal and patriotic betrayals and dismantling of systems and relationships so devastatingly that the series doesn’t need to explicitly close the tragic loop.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
With his loyal best friend Parvaiz (Raghav Juyal) and savvy manager Sanya (Anya Singh) by his side, Aasmaan navigates a glittering landscape filled with egos and unexpected betrayals.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Your narrative, with its shifting of points of view among four longtime friends, allows for intimacy and drama as well as betrayals and loss as Desiree, Nakia, Monique and January (with Desiree’s estranged sister Danielle mostly on the sidelines) each tell their stories.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
An escape plan is hatched, leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
He's got fresh blood on his hands, too, having just murdered his mentor, Perry (Jamie McShane), after learning that Perry had killed his girlfriend Eryn (Margarita Levieva) over her own betrayals.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
In the process, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties and bloody betrayals.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The sequence, with its jarringly melancholy musical choice and frenzied editing, conveys Mussolini’s personal and patriotic betrayals and dismantling of systems and relationships so devastatingly that the series doesn’t need to explicitly close the tragic loop.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
With his loyal best friend Parvaiz (Raghav Juyal) and savvy manager Sanya (Anya Singh) by his side, Aasmaan navigates a glittering landscape filled with egos and unexpected betrayals.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Your narrative, with its shifting of points of view among four longtime friends, allows for intimacy and drama as well as betrayals and loss as Desiree, Nakia, Monique and January (with Desiree’s estranged sister Danielle mostly on the sidelines) each tell their stories.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
An escape plan is hatched, leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Betrayals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayals. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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