perfidy

per·fi·dy

P0188800 (pûr′fĭ-dē)n. pl. per·fi·dies 1. Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery: "the fink, whose perfidy was equaled only by his gall" (Gilbert Millstein).2. The act or an instance of treachery.

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[Latin perfidia, from perfidus, treacherous : per-, to destruction; see per- + fidēs, faith; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

perfidy

(ˈpɜːfɪdɪ) n, pl -diesa perfidious act[C16: from Latin perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per beyond + fidēs faith]

per•fi•dy

(ˈpɜr fɪ di)

n., pl. -dies. 1. deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery. 2. an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery. [1585–95; < Latin perfidia faithlessness =perfid(us) faithless, treacherous (per- per- + -fidus, derivative of fidēs faith) + -ia -y³]

perfidy

1. breach of trust, especially treachery or treason.
2. an act or instance of this. — perfidious, adj.See also: Treason

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perfidy - betrayal of a trust perfidiousness, treacherydisloyalty - the quality of being disloyalinsidiousness - the quality of being designed to entrap
	2.	perfidy - an act of deliberate betrayal betrayal, treachery, treasonknavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealingdouble cross, double-crossing - an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"sellout - an act of betrayal

perfidy

noun (Literary) treachery, betrayal, infidelity, treason, deceit, duplicity, disloyalty, double-dealing, falsity, faithlessness, perfidiousness He cited many examples to illustrate the perfidy of his adversaries.

perfidy

noun1. Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation:disloyalty, faithlessness, false-heartedness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidiousness, traitorousness, treacherousness, treachery, unfaithfulness.2. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust:treacherousness, treachery, treason.

Translations

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