Perfidy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perfidy \Per"fi*dy\ (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Perfidies}
     (p[~e]r"f[i^]*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.
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           The ambition and perfidy of tyrants.     --Macaulay.
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           His perfidy to this sacred engagement.   --DeQuincey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perfidy
       n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: {perfidiousness}, {treachery}]
       2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: {treachery}, {betrayal},
           {treason}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "perfidy":
     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