Backstab
Backstab verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.
Usage example: knew what it felt like to be backstabbed by a so-called friend
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Synonyms for Backstab
Cross
Cross verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.
Usage example: people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river
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- Setsuna has one in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 when he's fighting Ali-Al-Saachez after he steals a very powerful mobile suit, although it wasn't his epiphany that brought victory, exactly: due to a poorly timed backstab by Alejandro Cross, the Trans Am system activates in all the active gundams.
Source: Epiphany Comeback
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