Vocabulary
Betray
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
Urdu meaning
دھوکہ دینا، دغا کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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But their actions betray a chilling callousness.
Dawn Editorials —
The most vulnerable
— 2026-03-30
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The comment prompted a scorching reaction from the Foreign Office that said such terms `betray a deeper sense of frustration`, and `when arguments run thin, invective appears to fill the gap.
Dawn Editorials —
Indecent remarks
— 2026-03-28
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The PTI is signalling that it either does not trust its interlocutors or intends to betray the process.
Dawn Editorials —
Solo flight
— 2026-01-13
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Ignoring it would not only betray the region but also squander Pakistan`s strategic and economic future.
Dawn Editorials —
GB`s rare earth potential
— 2025-11-19
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To treat these workers as disposable is to betray our own humanity.
Dawn Editorials —
The expendables
— 2025-09-25
Synonyms
break one’s promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false
Curator example
“a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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