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betray vs hoodwink

hoodwink vs betray

betray and hoodwink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
betray No No Yes No
hoodwink No No Yes No
As verbs, hoodwink is a hyponym of betray; that is, hoodwink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than betray:
  • betray: cause someone to believe an untruth
  • hoodwink: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
betray (verb) hoodwink (verb)
give away information about somebody conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
reveal unintentionally influence by slyness
cause someone to believe an untruth
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
deliver to an enemy by treachery
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Difference between betray and hoodwink

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