betrayed

• They felt themselves betrayed, and the inhabitants in the vicinity sympathized with them. —  The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
• But he was betrayed, and his own generals, on whom he counted, deserted him, so soon as the emperor dared to deprive him of his command. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• I had somehow got it rooted into my warped mind that I had been cruelly treated, betrayed, abandoned by my friends, by every one. —  The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy
• This blunder may seem undeserving of any explanation; but it is often in small matters that the strongest feelings are most strikingly betrayed--and this story is, in exact {p.088} proportion to its silliness, indicative of the jealous feeling which mars and distorts so many of Hogg's representations of Scott's conduct and demeanor It appears from the account of this football match in the Edinburgh Journal, that Scott took a lead in proposing a renewal of the contest. —  Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)
• Both projects were betrayed, and though they were wholly distinct from one another the cruel ingenuity of the Crown lawyers blended them into one. —  History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8) Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683

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