Clues for the word "BETRAY"
We've had 37 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 49 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on November 27, 2025.
Definition of betray
- v. t. - To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.
- v. t. - To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.
- v. t. - To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
- v. t. - To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
- v. t. - To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
- v. t. - To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
- v. t. - To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.
Referring Clues
- Stab in the back
- Leave in time of need
- Reveal unconsciously
- Emulate Delilah
- Emulate Judas
- Sell out
- Double-cross
- Treat treacherously
- Violate a trust
- Abuse a trust
- Backstab
- Rat on
- Two-time
- Reveal
- Accidentally reveal
- Be disloyal to
- Unknowingly reveal
- Reveal (intentionally or unintentionally)
- Deliver by treachery
- Sell down the river
- Imagine fish shop
- Girl with fish to sell down the river
- Give away chance to get some sun
- Let down
- Give away stake and fish
- Breach the trust of
- Risk associated with fish shop
- Expose risk with torpedo
- Take a chance with a fish shop
- Double-cross rear admiral initially (and ultimately navy) after wager
- Reveal stake and beam
- Give away money staked on fish
- Take chance over fish shop
- Be disloyal
- Reveal unintentionally
- [aria-label] Circled letter cafeteria item
- Be treacherous
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 20, 2025
- New York Times - January 26, 2025
- New York Times - November 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 26, 2024
- Guardian Quick - August 02, 2017
- New York Times - May 26, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - October 16, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 04, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 27, 2015
- Guardian Quick - June 29, 2015
- Guardian Quick - November 01, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 20, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - April 29, 2013
- New York Times - April 21, 2013
- Chicago Reader - June 22, 2012
- LA Times - June 07, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - December 30, 2011
- USA Today - November 01, 2011
- Guardian Quiptic - September 26, 2011
- Universal - August 17, 2011
- Universal - June 01, 2011
- Guardian Quick - September 22, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - September 06, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 21, 2010
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 23, 2009
- LA Times - May 29, 2009
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 24, 2009
- Washington Post - April 20, 2009
- And in 19 more crossword puzzles...