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betray vs expose

expose vs betray

betray is not a noun while expose is a noun.

betray and expose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
betray No No Yes No
expose Yes No Yes No
As verbs, expose is a hypernym of betray; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than betray:
  • betray: reveal unintentionally
  • expose: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Other hypernyms of betray include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.
betray (noun) expose (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
betray (verb) expose (verb)
give away information about somebody abandon by leaving out in the open air
reveal unintentionally expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
cause someone to believe an untruth make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
deliver to an enemy by treachery remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage to show, make visible or apparent
expose to light, of photographic film
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
reveal to view as by removing a cover
Difference between betray and expose

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