Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with betray in American Collocation
betray
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/bɪˈtreɪ/
a fault
ignorance
inexperience
lack
misunderstanding
naivety
Such language is unhelpful and betrays a lack of understanding of the issues involved.
a feeling
emotion
feeling
nervousness
His hands twitched, betraying the nervousness which didn’t show in his voice.
a secret
confidence
secret
A charge of betraying navy secrets was made against him.