betrayal

noun
/bɪˈtɹeɪəl/

Etymology

From betray + -al.

  1. inherited from *h₁epi
  2. inherited from *bi-
  3. inherited from be-
  4. inherited from betrayen
  5. formed as betrayal — “betray + -al

Definitions

  1. The act of betraying.

    • But by the same token, an exclusive menu of betrayals is likely to be a starvation diet.
    • The betrayal of our friends in Taiwan began with President Carter’s decision to terminate the mutual defense treaty with Taiwan that Congress had ratified in 1954.
    • One of our own has joined with the alien. If you see him, do not hesitate to let him know what the Roekaar think of this betrayal.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at betrayal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at betrayal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at betrayal

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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