Meaning & use
betraying
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Being disloyal to someone, especially by revealing their secrets or acting against their interests; also, unintentionally revealing a feeling or fact.
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He felt sick with guilt at the thought of betraying his best friend.
Her trembling hands were betraying her nervousness.
A note on using this word
"Betraying" can describe both a deliberate act of disloyalty and an involuntary giving-away of emotion, as in "his voice betrayed his fear."
Words with a similar meaning
deceivingrevealing
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Words with an opposite meaning
protectingsupporting
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