English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Betrayal Pronunciation
Betrayal is pronounced bi-TRAY-uhl, IPA /bɪˈtreɪəl/.
bi-TRAY-uhl
US /bɪˈtreɪəl/ · UK /bɪˈtreɪəl/
Syllables: bi · TRAY · uhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The act of being disloyal to someone who trusted you.
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Betrayal in a Sentence
- The leak felt like a betrayal to everyone on the team.
- She never recovered from that betrayal.
- He described the vote as a betrayal of the members.
Common Mispronunciations of Betrayal
Not BE-tray-uhl
TRAY is the loud beat and the opening bi runs past almost unheard. Betray and betrayal share the same peak.
Not bi-TRAYL
The al at the end holds a beat of its own, a faint uhl, which brings the word to three. Running it into the ay leaves two.
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