Vocabulary
Betrayal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action of betraying one’s country, a group, or a person; treachery.
Urdu meaning
دھوکہ دہی، بے وفائی، دغا کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- YouTube channels, 24/7 media coverage, including fiery TV debates, and social media campaigns now portray restraint as `betrayal` and frame `adversaries` as weak.
- Among my early observations in this regard was the West`s betrayal of Kuwait before Saddam Hussein was hustled into completing the job.
- set many Karachi citizens asking on Saturday [Aug 26]: `Are we on the eve of another great betrayal?` ...
- However, this had immediately invited the ire of Imran Khan`s sisters, who saw it as a betrayal of the PTI founder`s express instructions not to.
- The answer lies in the tragic failure and betrayal of the traditional model of leadership.
Synonyms
disloyalty, treachery, perfidy, perfidiousness, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness
Antonyms
loyalty, faithfulness
Curator example
“the betrayal by the king by his daughter”
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