Betrayal and Hypocrisy

Betrayal

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

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

Nearby Words: betray, betrayed, betrayer, betraying

Hypocrisy noun - The pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have.

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Betrayal and hypocrisy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Betrayal" instead a noun "Hypocrisy".

Nearby Words: hypocritical, hypocrite

human	human betrayal	human hypocrisy
pure	pure betrayal	pure hypocrisy
utter	utter betrayal	utter hypocrisy
obvious	obvious betrayal	obvious hypocrisy
Other adjectives: real, massive, extreme, serious, little, deliberate, supposed, moral, ultimate, possible, apparent, outright, said.

Hypocrisy Nod: the Geni, who attempt to justify their betrayal and attack of Atlantis by conveniently forgetting that they ambushed and tried to kill the people they had made an alliance with.

Source: Series / Stargate Atlantis
Considering the world they lived in - let's be honest, Rome in the 15th century had corruption up to the ears - they couldn't afford to be.In other words, sex, plots, betrayal, hypocrisy, the Catholic Church, exaggeration and fabrication of historical facts—the perfect recipe for a TV show!

Source: Series / The Borgias

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