SELF-BETRAYAL Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

self-betrayal

noun

Definition of self-betrayal

as in confession

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Recent Examples of self-betrayal The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026 This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way. — Liz Kislik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 This can contribute to feelings of low self-worth, self-betrayal and even anxiety or depression. — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023

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Noun

This week's quiz spotlights bikini moments and deeply personal confessions.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
In the shadows of the Catholic church, nuns and women have long endured abuse at the hands of priests — insidious and tactful grooming, silenced by confession, and hidden through systemic cover-ups.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

As much an acknowledgment of survival as a rallying cry, the song draws out sadness as well as satisfaction from the audience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
For more than three decades, international acknowledgment has been Somaliland’s diplomatic center of gravity.

— Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

Noun

After two days when admission was by invitation only, Art Basel Paris opened to the public Friday -- but only for the day, with the threat of unrest prompting organizers to cancel the weekend program.

— ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Students and workers are angry Student groups want 250,000 more places in higher education and an end to selection through Parcoursup, the national admissions system.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of admission

Noun

Those are affirmations Rams players and coaches have utilized during a season of great expectations mired in major underachievement.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Dummy’s third full-length release tasks itself with offering an affirmation of life, spelled out in no uncertain terms through the thwack of DnB drumlines, abrasive distortion, and incisive songwriting.

— Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of affirmation

Noun

Bhullar’s team researched a sample of 200 names on the list provided by the government, to find that 71% of the people on it had never voted, the declaration said.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000 people infected since its declaration in May, according to the latest figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of declaration

Noun

In the end, though, what gives the film its power is less its visual and aural flair than the deep sense of betrayal at its core.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu is already portraying any such alliance as a betrayal of Israel’s Jewish identity and a national security threat, raising the pressure on Eisenkot’s allies, particularly those on the right, to reject it.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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