| treason | | |
| n. (act) | 1. high treason, lese majesty, treason | a crime that undermines the offender's government. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. subversiveness, traitorousness, treason | disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior. |
| ~ disloyalty | the quality of being disloyal. |
| ~ betrayal | the quality of aiding an enemy. |
| n. (act) | 3. betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason | an act of deliberate betrayal. |
| ~ knavery, dishonesty | lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing. |
| ~ double-crossing, double cross | an act of betrayal.; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing" |
| ~ sellout | an act of betrayal. |
| betray | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. betray, bewray | reveal unintentionally.; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" |
| ~ disclose, divulge, let on, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| v. (social) | 2. betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery.; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" |
| ~ sell | give up for a price or reward.; "She sold her principles for a successful career" |
| ~ double cross | betray by double-dealing. |
| ~ cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | be false to; be dishonest with. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. betray, fail | 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" |
| ~ disappoint, let down | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of.; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" |
| v. (social) | 4. betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander | be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage.; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" |
| ~ cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | be false to; be dishonest with. |
| ~ two-time | carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time. |
| ~ play around, fool around | commit adultery.; "he plays around a lot" |
| v. (communication) | 5. betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on | give away information about somebody.; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ sell out | give information that compromises others. |
| v. (communication) | 6. betray, deceive, lead astray | cause someone to believe an untruth.; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
| ~ misinform, mislead | give false or misleading information to. |
| ~ personate, impersonate, pose | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions.; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" |
| ~ bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, hoodwink, snow | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" |
| ~ cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, befool, gull, slang, take in, fool, put on | fool or hoax.; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
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