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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Popular on Variety Amid the torrid love affairs and alliances, epic battles and betrayals, the future of Europe hangs in the balance.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Throughout the rest of the movie, Donald demonstrates his mastery of these methods in a relentless and brazen series of betrayals, disloyalties, cruelties.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Elaborate subplots in his first two also uncover a history of betrayals, political and cultural as well as personal, that are far more consequential than mere bedroom infidelities.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Throughout the rest of the movie, Donald demonstrates his mastery of these methods in a relentless and brazen series of betrayals, disloyalties, cruelties.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Elaborate subplots in his first two also uncover a history of betrayals, political and cultural as well as personal, that are far more consequential than mere bedroom infidelities.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Betrayals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayals. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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