PERFIDY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

perfidy

noun

ˈpər-fə-dē

Definition of perfidy next

as in infidelity

lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife his wife's perfidy was a moment of uncharacteristic weakness

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as in treachery

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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Examples of perfidy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For a regime that has staked much of its credibility and political future on the war in Ukraine, Putin and his Kremlin allies need to keep the domestic focus on the perfidy of the foes next door. —

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024 London audiences welcomed a scathing romp about the perfidies of global capitalism. —

Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 This violates the prohibition to kill or injure the adversary by resorting to perfidy, Sari said. —

Ellie Kaufman, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2024 Jim Geraghty has demonstrated the political perfidy in the White House’s approach to debt relief. —

Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for perfidy

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