Meaning of PERFIDY
| Pronunciation: | | 'purfidee
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- [n] an act of deliberate betrayal
- [n] betrayal of a trust
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| | Synonyms: | | betrayal, perfidiousness, treachery, treachery, treason |
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| | See Also: | | dishonesty, disloyalty, double cross, double-crossing, insidiousness, knavery, sellout | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per"fi*dy\ (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Perfidies}
(-d[i^]z). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus faithless; per (cf.
Skr. par[=a] away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See
{Faith}.]
The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a
promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness;
treachery.
The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. --Macaulay.
His perfidy to this sacred engagement. --DeQuincey.
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| | Related Terms: | | betrayal, deceit, dirty pool, dirty trick, dirty work, disloyalty, double-dealing, duplicity, faithlessness, falseheartedness, falseness, falsity, foul play, hypocrisy, infidelity, insidiousness, perfidiousness, sellout, traitorousness, treacherousness, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness |
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