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Definition of Perfidy
1. Noun. Betrayal of a trust.
Generic synonyms: Disloyalty
Specialized synonyms: Insidiousness
Derivative terms: Perfidious, Perfidious, Treacherous
2. Noun. An act of deliberate betrayal.
Generic synonyms: Dishonesty, Knavery
Specialized synonyms: Double Cross, Double-crossing, Sellout
Derivative terms: Betray, Perfidious, Treacherous, Treasonist
Definition of Perfidy
1. n. The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
Definition of Perfidy
1. Noun. A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery. ¹
2. Noun. (legal) Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack. ¹
3. Noun. A state or act of deceit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perfidy
1. deliberate breach of faith or trust [n -DIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perfidy
Literary usage of Perfidy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1921)
"Stratagems must be carefully distinguished strat» from perfidy, since the former
are allowed, whereas the latter is prohibited. ..."
2. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1892)
"All this looks like a certain degree of Coupled confidence and mutual understanding
between the strong perfidy. Pannonian Emperor, in whose own veins there ..."
3. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy (1896)
"perfidy AND SLANDER. WHAT has an individual gained by losing his own self-respect ?
or ... perfidy of an inferior quality such as manages to evade the law, ..."
4. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1892)
"All this looks like a certain degree of Coupled confidence and mutual understanding
between the strong perfidy. Pannonian Emperor, in whose own veins there ..."
5. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, New York (State). Governor, 1801-1804 (George Clinton), Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1902)
"Colonel Tarick Unjustly Under Suspicion from Arnold's perfidy. Rob. House, Oct.
6th 1780. Dear Sir, Your Excellency will please to Pardon the Liberty I take ..."
6. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"The interested views, the selfish and angry passions, the arts of perfidy and
dissimulation, the secret corruption, the open and even bloody violence which ..."
7. Memoirs of Rear-Admiral Paul Jones: Now First Compiled from His Originals by John Paul Jones (1830)
"If Landais was really guilty—which there is every reason to believe—his is no
solitary instance of such disgraceful perfidy on the part of French seamen. ..."
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