Used in a Sentence

betrayed

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for betrayed.

Editorial note

It looked identical to the real thing, betrayed visually, at least, under only the most rigorous forensic testing.

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Quick take

Suffering from betrayal

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of betrayed gathered in one view.

adjective

Suffering from betrayal

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for betrayed.

adjective

Suffering from betrayal

Example sentences

1

It looked identical to the real thing, betrayed visually, at least, under only the most rigorous forensic testing.

2

Einstein and many nuclear scientists and engineers that participated in the project felt betrayed by the U.

3

It's more than fair, given the fact that your friend didn't do anything, and you two betrayed his trust.

4

Why do so menu community members of instagram, reddit, etc end-up feeling betrayed by the services they helped create?

5

Why would so many be keen to contribute to the defense of someone who violated his oath and betrayed his country?

6

You're not the only one: Mashable betrayed this community by taking someone's casual words and putting it in dramatic head lines.

7

You can't be betrayed if you don't trust in the first place.

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For some I'm sure they projected hope on him, but many others who voted for him were just straight up betrayed.

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And this is where I feel my trust has been betrayed for the first time.

10

Reddit always championed itself as a free-speech site and it was the users that came and stayed for that reason that felt betrayed by her personally.

11

But I feel, on the whole, betrayed by the new direction of the site.

12

- Varoufakis cast himself as representatives of the comman person, of an betrayed and neglected Greek public.

Quote examples

1

The jilted spouses were betrayed, even if unaware and not "involved" in the sex.

2

Not this crud about how the other European countries "betrayed" Greece.

3

Would you not feel betrayed if one day you found out that they were monitoring all of your communications "for your safety" without informing you or asking for your permission?

4

Thus, the legal aspects of this case would seem to come down to this: one party claims it had a deal and got betrayed while the other claims that there was no deal but "mere negotiations" which ultimately failed to lead to a binding agreement or arrangement between the parties.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use betrayed in a sentence?

It looked identical to the real thing, betrayed visually, at least, under only the most rigorous forensic testing.

What does betrayed mean?

Suffering from betrayal

What part of speech is betrayed?

betrayed is commonly used as adjective.