Perfidy

  • 21perfidy — n. Perfidiousness, treachery, faithlessness, infidelity, traitorousness, treason, defection, disloyalty, breach of faith, foul play, Punic faith …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 22perfidy — noun (U) literary disloyalty to someone who trusts you; treachery …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23perfidy — n 1. treachery, traitorousness, Iscariotism, quislingism; faithlessness, unfaithfulness, disloyalty, perfidiousness, infidelity; false heartedness, duplicity, falseness, guile, deceit; dutilessness, recreancy, defection, desertion, apostasy,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 24perfidy — per·fi·dy …

    English syllables

  • 25perfidy — UK [ˈpɜː(r)fədɪ] / US [ˈpɜrfədɪ] noun [uncountable] literary behaviour that shows that someone cannot be trusted …

    English dictionary

  • 26perfidy — per•fi•dy [[t]ˈpɜr fɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies 1) deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery 2) an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery • Etymology: 1585–95; < L perfidia faithlessness =perfid(us) faithless, treacherous… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27perfidy — /ˈpɜfədi / (say perfuhdee) noun (plural perfidies) a deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery. {Latin perfidia faithlessness} …

  • 28perfidy —   n. treachery; breaking of promise.    ♦ perfidious, a …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 29perfidy — /parfadiy/ The act of one who has engaged his faith to do a thing, and does not do it, but does the contrary. Faithlessness, treachery, violation of a promise or vow or a trust reposed …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30perfidy — A breach of faith, trust or confidence …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

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