perfidy
A state or act of violating faith or allegianceA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
вероло́мствоverolómstvo, изме́наizména, преда́тельствоpredátelʹstvo
віроломствоvirolomstvo, зрадаzrada
(countable, uncountable)An illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag in a false claim of surrender to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
(countable, uncountable)A state or act of deceit.
вероло́мствоverolómstvo
віроломствоvirolomstvo
an act of deliberate betrayal
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French perfidie, from Latin perfidia from perfidus (“faithless, treacherous, fFrom Middle French perfidie, from Latin perfidia from perfidus (“faithless, treacherous, false”), from fides (“faith”); related to, for example, English fidelity.
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Forms
plural: perfidiesSynonyms
42 synonyms- betrayal of a trust:perfidiousnesstreachery
- an act of deliberate betrayal:treacherybetrayaltreason
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable