perfidy

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But even had he been able to recognize her, he could not have suspected that her perfidy was the occasion of his misfortune.

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  1. noun Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery: "the fink, whose perfidy was equaled only by his gall” (Gilbert Millstein).
  2. noun The act or an instance of treachery.

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  • In his dealings he was unscrupulous, and his perfidy is a recurring motif in the tales told of him.
  • I'm sure the French and the Germans could make that case (or would have before their perfidy was exposed). —  The Jawa Report
  • Attorneys for the state announced shock, shock we say, that such perfidy could be attributed to them. —  theadvertiser.com -
  • Of course I do not think you will ever see me again unless it be to upbraid me for my perfidy, and I almost hope you won't, for I should sink into the ground before your eyes. —  Orley Farm
  • But even had he been able to recognize her, he could not have suspected that her perfidy was the occasion of his misfortune. —  The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow
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  1. Latin perfidia, from perfidus, treacherous : per-, to destruction; see per- + fidēs, faith; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French perfidie = Spanish Portuguese Italian perfidia, from Latin perfidia, perfidy, from perfidus (later Italian Portuguese perfido = Spanish pérfido = French perfide), faithless, from per, from, + fides, faith: see faith.
 

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