Definition
Past tense of betray; to act disloyally toward someone who trusts you. To reveal secrets or break faith with someone who depended on your loyalty.
Etymology
From Middle English 'bitraien', from Old French 'trair' meaning 'to hand over', ultimately from Latin 'tradere' (to give up, deliver). The prefix 'be-' intensifies the meaning, making it 'to hand over completely' or 'to give up treacherously'.
Kelly Says
The word shares its Latin root with 'tradition' - both come from 'tradere' meaning 'to hand over'. While tradition hands down culture loyally across generations, betrayal hands over trust to the wrong recipient. This linguistic connection reveals how the same action of 'giving' can be either sacred or destructive depending on context.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতারণা
pratarana
CSČeština
zradit
zrah-deet
DADansk
forræder
foh-ray-der
DEDeutsch
verraten
feh-RAH-ten
ELΕλληνικά
προδίδω
prodeedo
ESEspañol
traicionado
tray-soh-NAH-thoh
FISuomi
pettynyt
pet-toh-nut
HAHA
matsalar
mah-tsah-lar
HUMagyar
elárult
eh-lah-roolt
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkhianat
burr-khee-ah-nat
IGIG
ọchịchị
oh-chee-chee
ITItaliano
tradito
trah-DEE-toh
KMKM
ក្បត់ជាតិ
kbat cheh-at
MSBahasa Melayu
khianat
khee-ah-nat
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ကွက်
lote kwet
NLNederlands
verraden
vay-rah-den
PLPolski
zdradzić
zdrah-jeech
PTPortuguês
traído
trah-EE-doo
RORomână
trădat
trah-dah-t
RUРусский
предал
pryedahl
SVSvenska
förrådd
foh-radd
SWKiswahili
kuvunjika
koo-voon-jee-kah
TAதமிழ்
காட்டுமிராண்டி
kaattumirandi
TRTürkçe
ihanet
ee-hah-net
UKУкраїнська
зраджений
zradzheniy
VITiếng Việt
phản bội
fahhn bwai
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
koo-dloo-ehn-goo-lah