perfidies

noun

plural of perfidy
as in treacheries
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another the full cost—both in compromised intelligence and in human life—of the double agent's perfidy is not yet known

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betrayals
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  • Midnight Madness also has a first look for Kick On, an action horror thriller from Nick Kozakis, and about a night of partying by four friends descending into a spiral of paranoia, violence and betrayals.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Lioness returned to Paramount+ on Sunday, and in season 3, Saldaña’s Joe McNamara must walk the line between her duty as a CIA officer and her home life, as hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
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