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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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