bewraying means the act or process of divulging or revealing information. It carries an Arena rating of 1477, earned across 110 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bewraying ranks #1,975 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,354 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #2,599 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #3,909 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “bewraying” is a great word
BEWRAYING — [Noun] The act or process of divulging or revealing information, often unintentionally or treacherously. From Middle English bewreying, biwreying, equivalent to bewray (from Old English bewrēġan, "to accuse, betray") + -ing (forming the noun of action). First attested around 1386. Unlike "disclosure," a neutral or formal unveiling, or "betrayal," which centers on a breach of loyalty, bewraying is the treachery inherent in the revelation itself. It is the incriminating letter left in a coat pocket, the unguarded whisper in a silent hall, or the blush that answers an unasked question—the small, fatal crack through which a hidden truth inevitably seeps, and the world shifts on the axis of that revealed knowledge.
Etymology
From Middle English bewreying, biwreying, equivalent to bewray + -ing.
noun
- The act or process of divulging or revealing information
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