Antonyms for perfidy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pur-fi-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr fɪ di |
Definition of perfidy
Origin :- 1590s, from Middle French perfidie (16c.), from Latin perfidia "faithlessness, falsehood, treachery," from perfidus "faithless," from phrase per fidem decipere "to deceive through trustingness," from per "through" (see per) + fidem (nominative fides) "faith" (see faith).
- [C]ombinations of wickedness would overwhelm the world by the advantage which licentious principles afford, did not those who have long practiced perfidy grow faithless to each other. [Samuel Johnson, "Life of Waller"]
- noun treachery
- noun faithlessness
- My shame I might bear; I might wash it out in blood at the battle's front; but my perfidy!
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- His not having spoken of marriage may add to his perfidy, but can be no excuse for his conduct.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- We had another instance, about this time, of the perfidy of Harlay.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- The king and his mother were mortified by these evidences that their perfidy was suspected.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- For even Delilah was a Philistine, and by her perfidy served her country.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- No, Sir; but, lawyer as I am, there are depths of perfidy I'm not prepared for.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- Most of them knew Tom Harris, and they regarded his neglect of them as perfidy.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- The fearfulness of Gibson's perfidy was almost incomprehensible.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- And as the tale was unfolded of Odette Rider's perfidy, Sam's eyes narrowed.
- Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
- For many months Henry knew not, or refused to credit, his father-in-law's perfidy.
- Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard
Synonyms for perfidy
- betrayal
- bunco
- corruption
- dirty dealing
- dirty pool
- dirty trick
- dirty work
- disaffection
- disbelief
- dishonesty
- disloyalty
- dodge
- double-cross
- double-dealing
- doubt
- duplicity
- faithlessness
- fake
- false-heartedness
- falseness
- falsity
- fast shuffle
- fickleness
- flimflam
- fraud
- grift
- gyp
- inconstancy
- infidelity
- perfidiousness
- put-on
- racket
- recreancy
- scam
- sellout
- shell game
- skepticism
- skin game
- spoof
- stab in the back
- sweet talk
- traitorousness
- treacherousness
- treachery
- treason
- two-timing
- unfaithfulness
- whitewash
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