perfidiousness

noun

Definition of perfidiousnessnext
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife perfidiousness eventually led to the couple's divorce

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfidiousness
  1. infidelity
  2. adultery
  3. betrayal
  4. perfidy
  5. disloyalty
Noun
  • Past legal troubles, scrutiny around his finances, allegations of infidelity and a 2023 impeachment.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Well, The Tailor’s Wife heavily implies The Wicker Baby is the result of The Wicker Husband’s infidelity.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of infidelity
Noun
  • The idea shows up in mythology—from Zeus transforming into every kind of animal to commit adultery to Psyche being warned that her new husband, Eros, would be grotesque—as well as in folklore and countless retellings of Beauty and the Beast.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically, Pickard said his understanding of the immunity deal is that his testimony about adultery and an inappropriate relationship cannot be used against him as part of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of adultery
Noun
  • When a new majority arrives, the loudest voices at the edges of both parties tend to treat a modest gain as a betrayal.
    — Clayton Cullaton, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The season also introduces fierce-looking angels, Mary’s reaction to Jesus’ arrest and Judas’ tragic betrayal.
    — Jim Halterman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of betrayal
Noun
  • Platner, indeed, has boiled down nearly all political problems to the perfidy of sinister oligarchs.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • If the landing had been faked, the Soviets would have figured it out and would have loved to reveal to the world America’s perfidy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Definition of perfidy
Noun
  • There’s a sense that doubt would be a form of disloyalty to what came before you, or that admitting a weakness undermines the confidence of the people around you.
    — Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • During the government’s response to protests in 2014, Maduro instructed officials to increase the intensity of interrogations involving military personnel suspected of disloyalty, prosecutors say.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disloyalty
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“Perfidiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfidiousness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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