backstabbed
Sold out secretly
Backstabbed is the past tense of backstab—to betray someone who trusted you, especially by attacking their reputation or undermining them secretly: I can't believe she backstabbed me after everything I did for her.
The image is of stabbing someone in the back while they face away, unaware of the threat.
One who betrays allegiance
- betrayedViolated someone's trust
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- trustConfidence in another
Brutus · Judas · snake · disloyal · turncoat · treachery · double-crossed · confidant
Deliberately damaged or destroyed
- underminedWeakened by stealth
- coworkerFellow employee
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- officeProfessional work location
politics · boss · corporate · thrown under the bus · blamed · scapegoated · ambition · rivalry
Cause or feel pain
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
blindsided · crushed · vulnerable · trusting · naive · unsuspecting · pain · anguish
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
trust · Brutus · Judas · snake · disloyal · turncoat · treachery · double-crossed · confidant · ally
sabotaged
Deliberately damaged or destroyed
- underminedWeakened by stealth
- coworkerFellow employee
- promotionRank increase or publicity
office · politics · boss · corporate · thrown under the bus · blamed · scapegoated · ambition · rivalry · competition
hurt
Cause or feel pain
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
shocked · blindsided · crushed · vulnerable · trusting · naive · unsuspecting · pain · anguish · grief