betrayal

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I think with men the betrayal is a little different because it is more of a strike against his manhood, or masculinity, or his home.

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  1. The act of betraying. Gained his freedom by the betrayal of his country's cause. S. Sharpe, Hist. of Egypt, xii. He seldom lost his self-control, and shrank with the most sensitive pride from any noticeable betrayal of emotion. George Eliot, Mill on the Floss, vi. 7.

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  • Here in the plays we have, so to speak, three views of the sonnet-story; the first in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” when the betrayal is fresh in Shakespeare's memory and his words are embittered with angry feeling Thou common friend that's without faith or love The second view is taken in “Much Ado About Nothing” when the pain of the betrayal has been a little salved by time. —  The Man Shakespeare
  • A betrayal is a betrayal, like a pregnancy is a pregnancy. —  Also by Christopher Brookmyre
  • The best example of this betrayal was the creation of market reserve for the producers of machines, instead of investing in training the system creators. —  Home
  • There is little more selfish than rape - and the betrayal is all the worse in a spousal relationship - when the person you are supposed to be able to trust more than anyone else in the world forces themselves on you in the most intimate way. —  Boundless Line
  • The foundational workplace self-betrayal, then:   Others fail  You allow or participate in blame  You get in the box  You don't help them get better  They get worse, reinforcing your betrayals The cure:   Staying out of the box makes you a better leader (even when someone more senior invites you "in"). —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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