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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

betray

verb

Definition

to be disloyal to or reveal a secret

In a sentence

He felt his friend had betrayed his trust.

Similar words

  • deceive
  • mislead

Why this word matters: betray appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.