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perfidy
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per·fi·dy  (pûrf-d)
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.

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

perfidy [ˈpɜːfɪdɪ]
n pl -dies
a perfidious act
[from Latin perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per beyond + fidēs faith]

perfidy
1. breach of trust, especially treachery or treason.
2. an act or instance of this. — perfidious, adj.
See also: Treason
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.perfidy - betrayal of a trustperfidy - betrayal of a trust                  
disloyalty - the quality of being disloyal
insidiousness - the quality of being designed to entrap
2.perfidy - an act of deliberate betrayalperfidy - an act of deliberate betrayal        
knavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
double 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.
Translations
perfidy [ˈpɜːfɪdɪ] N (liter) → perfidia f
perfidy [ˈpɜːrfədi] (literary) n (= treachery) → perfidie f
perfidy
n (liter)Perfidie f (liter)
perfidy [ˈpɜːfɪdɪ] nperfidia


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