Hyphenation of betray

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word betray? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

be-tray

Definitions of betray:

1.	Reveal unintentionally Her smile betrayed her true feelings
2.	Deliver to an enemy by treachery Judas sold Jesus The spy betrayed his country
3.	Disappoint, prove undependable to Abandon, forsake His sense of smell failed him this time His strength finally failed him His children failed him in the crisis
4.	Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage She cheats on her husband Might her husband be wandering?
5.	Give away information about somebody He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
6.	Cause someone to believe an untruth The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house

Synonyms of betray:

verb	bewray, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
verb	sell, deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
verb	fail, disappoint, let down
verb	cheat on, cheat, cuckold, wander, deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
verb	denounce, tell on, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag, inform
verb	deceive, lead astray, misinform, mislead

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.