perfidy

Meanings

• noun

  The quality of violating an obligation or a duty; faithlessness; treachery.

  - "The perfidy of the traitor led to the downfall of the kingdom."
  - "The perfidy of the business deal left both parties in financial ruin."

• noun

  Act of betraying or deceiving someone.

  - "The perfidy of the spy was uncovered by the intelligence agency."
  - "The perfidy of the politician led to a loss of public trust."

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Synonyms

betrayal , treachery , perfidiousness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with perfidy
apody , carry , harry , marry , merry , Perry , spury , tarry , weary

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Variants

List of all variants of perfidy that leads to same result
perfidies , perfidy

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Etymology

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From Latin perfidia, from perfidus, 'faithless, untrustworthy'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'perfidy' was used extensively during the Hundred Years' War between England and France.

2. Perfidy is a common theme in many works of literature, including Shakespeare's plays, Dante's 'Divine Comedy', and Homer's 'Odyssey'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Treachery: Treachery refers to the violation of a trust or a breach of loyalty, often with the intention of causing harm to someone.

2. Betrayal: Betrayal refers to the act of revealing a secret or violating a trust, often leading to harm or disappointment.

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Quotes

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1. A man who built his entire administration upon demanding unctuous loyalty from his allies now finds himself wounded by their shabby betrayal. You'd have to go back to one of Spain's humpbacked Hapsburgs to find court "perfidy" of the variety that is currently depleting the president's power.

   - Jack Hitt,{it}Mother Jones{/it},January & February 2006

2. I lived there off and on for twenty years, through graduate studies, marriage, the end of marriage, the "perfidies" of middle age, all the while unaware of passion.

   - Susan Barron,{it}New England Monthly{/it},October 1989

3. The petty Robespierres on the public stage appeal to "the real America" to rise up in fury against presidential "perfidies"; yet in poll after poll the real America keeps telling Washington that it has gone bonkers.

   - David L. Kirp,{it}Nation{/it},8 Mar. 1999

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Culture

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Perfidy has been used extensively in literature and art to depict acts of betrayal and deceit. One of the most famous examples is Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar', where Brutus betrays Caesar, and the term 'perfidious Brutus' is used to describe his treachery.

How to Memorize "perfidy"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a broken trust or a violated agreement to visualize perfidy.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'perfidy' with the idea of betrayal or deceit.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Per Fidus, I Deceive You' to remember the meaning of perfidy.

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