as in treachery
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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So this past episode becomes kind of putting all the pieces together and dealing with the shock and betrayal of what’s happened to her.
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Nelson is the one getting married, but her real union is with Smothers — and the pair are bound together by murder, mystery, and betrayal until death do them part.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
There, the two women reunite as wedding bliss gives way to murder and betrayal.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Explore The New York Times Magazine Inside the Murdoch Succession Drama: More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.
—Charley Locke, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Nelson is the one getting married, but her real union is with Smothers — and the pair are bound together by murder, mystery, and betrayal until death do them part.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
There, the two women reunite as wedding bliss gives way to murder and betrayal.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Explore The New York Times Magazine Inside the Murdoch Succession Drama: More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.
—Charley Locke, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Betrayal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayal. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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