Betrayal and Defiance

Betrayal

Betrayal noun - The act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another.

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Defiance and betrayal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Betrayal".

Nearby Words: betray, betrayed, betrayer, betraying

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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Betrayal and defiance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Betrayal" instead a noun "Defiance".

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

pure	pure betrayal	pure defiance
usual	usual betrayal	usual defiance
complete	complete betrayal	complete defiance
utter	utter betrayal	utter defiance
Other adjectives: total, actual, constant, collective, great, deliberate, ultimate, repeated, possible, final, apparent, unexpected, outright, impossible, earlier, attempted.

Sanity Slippage Song: Sister Jude has endured guilt, addiction, betrayal, defiance, and realizing her hero's true nature.

Source: Series / American Horror Story: Asylum
Playable characters generally vary between Defiance and Acceptance with notable villains veering into Betrayal.

Source: Stages of Monster Grief
The courts represent everything from Acceptance, Denial and Defiance, while loyalists and Clarity Zero changelings have chosen Betrayal.

Source: Stages of Monster Grief

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