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betray in WordNet English dictionary
verb- give away information about somebody
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
denounce tell on betray give away rat grass shit shop snitch stag
- reveal unintentionally
"Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
betray bewray
- cause someone to believe an untruth
"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
deceive betray lead astray
- disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
"His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
fail betray
- deliver to an enemy by treachery
"Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
betray sell
- be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
"She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
cheat on cheat cuckold betray wander
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University