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sell someone out vs betray

betray vs sell someone out

sell someone out and betray both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sell someone out No No Yes No
betray No No Yes No
As verbs, betray is a hypernym of sell someone out; that is, betray is a word with a broader meaning than sell someone out:
  • sell someone out: give information that compromises others
  • betray: give away information about somebody
Other hypernyms of sell someone out include denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on.
sell someone out (verb) betray (verb)
give information that compromises others give away information about somebody
reveal unintentionally
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 sell someone out and betray

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