- perfidy per·fi·dy n
- ['pɜːfɪdɪ]
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perfidy — 1590s, from M.Fr. perfidie, from L. perfidia falsehood, treachery, from perfidus faithless, from phrase per fidem decipere to deceive through trustingness, from per through (see PER (Cf. per)) + fidem (nom. fides) faith (see … Etymology dictionary
perfidy — [pʉr′fə dē] n. pl. perfidies [Fr perfidie < L perfidia < perfidus, faithless < per fidem (decipi), (to deceive) through faith < per (see PER1) + fides,FAITH] the deliberate breaking of faith; betrayal of trust; treachery … English World dictionary
perfidy — per•fi•dy [[t]ˈpɜr fɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies 1) deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery 2) an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery • Etymology: 1585–95; < L perfidia faithlessness =perfid(us) faithless, treacherous… … From formal English to slang
per|fi|dy — «PUR fuh dee», noun, plural dies. a breaking faith; base treachery; being false to a trust: »a forsaken lady…bewailing the perfidy of her lover (Charlotte Brontë). SYNONYM(S): faithlessness, betrayal, disloyalty. ╂[< Latin perfidia <… … Useful english dictionary
perfidy — per|fi|dy [ˈpə:fıdi US ˈpə:r ] n [U] literary when someone is not loyal to another person who trusts them = ↑treachery … Dictionary of contemporary English
perfidy — per|fi|dy [ pɜrfədi ] noun uncount LITERARY behavior that shows that someone cannot be trusted: TREACHERY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perfidy — per·fi·dy … English syllables
perfidy — /perr fi dee/, n., pl. perfidies. 1. deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished. 2. an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery. [1585 95; < L perfidia faithlessness, equiv. to perfid(us)… … Universalium
perfidy — noun (plural dies) Etymology: Latin perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per detrimental to + fides faith more at per , faith Date: 1592 1. the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal ; treachery 2. an act or an instance of disloyalty … New Collegiate Dictionary
perfidy — n. breach of faith; treachery. Derivatives: perfidious adj. perfidiously adv. Etymology: L perfidia f. perfidus treacherous (as PER , fidus f. fides faith) … Useful english dictionary
