裏切る|うらぎるuragiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to)
    やつは僕ぼくを裏切うらぎったんだ!↗
    He stabbed me in the back!
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto disappoint; to let down
Conjugation
Dictionary form裏切る(うらぎる)
Polite (masu)裏切ります(うらぎります)
Negative (nai)裏切らない(うらぎらない)
polite (masen)裏切りません(うらぎりません)
classical zu / nu裏切らず・裏切らぬ(うらぎらず・うらぎらぬ)
Past (ta)裏切った(うらぎった)
polite (mashita)裏切りました(うらぎりました)
Past negative (nakatta)裏切らなかった(うらぎらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)裏切りませんでした(うらぎりませんでした)
Te form裏切って(うらぎって)
Potential裏切れる(うらぎれる)
Passive裏切られる(うらぎられる)
Causative裏切らせる(うらぎらせる)
Causative passive裏切らせられる・裏切らされる(うらぎらせられる・うらぎらされる)
Conditional (ba)裏切れば(うらぎれば)
tara裏切ったら(うらぎったら)
Volitional裏切ろう(うらぎろう)
polite (mashou)裏切りましょう(うらぎりましょう)
Imperative裏切れ(うらぎれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym背くそむくNeutralFor going against orders, rules, etc., or turning away from someone; 「裏切る」 centers on letting down trust or selling out companions.
  • Related見捨てるみすてるNeutralTo abandon someone and leave them to their fate, even in dire need; 「裏切る」 is about betraying trust.
  • Related売り渡すうりわたすNeutralTo sell something over to another party; by extension, to hand comrades over to the enemy for one's own gain. 「裏切る」 is broader.
  • Antonym忠誠を尽くすちゅうせいをつくすNeutralThe opposite of 「裏切る」 in attitude: to serve a lord or country with wholehearted loyalty.
  • Antonym味方するNeutralThe opposite of 「裏切る」 in stance: to be on someone's side.

Use 「裏切る」 for betraying trust or letting down expectations. For defying orders or rules, use 「背く」; for abandoning someone in trouble, 「見捨てる」; for selling out comrades for gain, 「売り渡す」. The opposites are 「味方する」 and 「忠誠を尽くす」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 味方みかたにそむき敵てきにつく。
  2. 約束やくそくや信頼しんらいに反はんする行為こういをする。
  3. 予想よそうや期待きたいと反対はんたいの結果けっかになる。
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