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Definition

an act of deliberate betrayal; or such behavior

perfidy = an act of deliberate betrayal

Her perfidy was inconceivable to her colleagues.
He spoke of woman's perfidy, of a wife who had broken her holiest vows, of a home and heart made desolate.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel -- From Twice Told Tales
It is painful to reflect upon the perfidy of our species; and we will not, therefore, pursue the thread ...
Dickens, Charles -- The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club
The poor young woman was too pure to suppose that any female could be guilty of such perfidy;
Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers

perfidy = betrayal

Alf was angry at Joe's perfidy, so he put in a needle.
John Steinbeck -- East of Eden

perfidy = betrayal

In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me one more time.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

perfidy = deliberate betrayal

I stood amazed at the revelation of all this perfidy, looking at Miss Mowcher as she walked up and down the kitchen until she was out of breath:
Charles Dickens -- David Copperfield

perfidy = deliberate betrayal

It is ingratitude, perfidy, treachery!
T. H. White -- The Once and Future King

perfidy = deliberate betrayal

By this light, a most perfidious and drunken monster:
William Shakespeare -- The Tempest

perfidious = not trustworthy (prone to intentional betrayal)

...and thy hapless crew involved In this perfidious fraud,
John Milton -- Paradise Lost

perfidious = not trustworthy (prone to intentional betrayal)

perfidious = an act of deliberate betrayal

The guide made a negative sign with his head, which was probably perfidious.
Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables

perfidious = not trustworthy

perfidious = not trustworthy (prone to intentional betrayal)

I had my own reasons for being dismayed at this apparition; too well I remembered the perfidious hints given by Mrs. Reed about my disposition,
Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre

perfidious = betraying

He says you'll see the bullet holes all over the front and they should be left there to remind the Irish of English perfidy.
Frank McCourt -- Angela's Ashes

perfidy = deliberate betrayal

"Provided I understand your perfidy, sir, and succeed in making you understand that I will be revenged, I shall be reasonable enough," said Albert furiously.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo

perfidy = act of deliberate betrayal

So, she discovered my perfidy, and I had her lured to a dangerous neighborhood and ordered her throat cut.
J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death

perfidy = act of deliberate betrayal

perfidious = not trustworthy (prone to intentional betrayal)

In the days that followed she received two more unsigned letters, as perfidious as the first, but none of the three seemed to be written by the same person.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- Love in the Time of Cholera

perfidious = not trustworthy

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