perfidy
per·fi·dy (pûr
f
-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.]
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| Noun | 1. | perfidy – betrayal of a trust
disloyalty – the quality of being disloyal
insidiousness – the quality of being designed to entrap
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| 2. | perfidy – 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
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