Words Related To Betrayal

noun the act of refusing to acknowledge or accept as one's own

• The disownment of a family member is a serious decision that should not be taken lightly.
• She faced disownment from her parents when they found out about her secret relationship.
• If you keep acting like that, you're going to end up with a one-way ticket to disownment.
• The disownment of his own beliefs marked a turning point in his life.

verb to treat with disrespect or neglect; to offend or insult

adjective feeling or showing resentment or indignation as a result of being treated unfairly

• She felt slighted when she was not invited to the important meeting.
• He was really slighted when his friends went out without him.
• I can't believe she slighted me like that!
• The old building felt slighted by the new skyscraper towering over it.

noun a betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature

• The act of treachery is considered a serious betrayal of trust.
• I can't believe she would stoop to such treachery.
• That was some shady treachery right there.
• The treachery of the storm left a path of destruction in its wake.

noun the state or quality of being unfaithful; disloyalty or lack of faithfulness

• The unfaithfulness of the employee was discovered through careful monitoring of their activities.
• She couldn't believe the unfaithfulness of her best friend, who had been lying to her for months.
• I can't believe the unfaithfulness of that guy, he's been two-timing his girlfriend for weeks.
• The unfaithfulness of the weather forecast left us unprepared for the sudden storm.