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perfidy

🇬🇧 UK/'pә:fidi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The act of betraying trust or breaking faith; deliberate treachery or disloyalty.

背信弃义,背叛,不忠

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
fidfaith, trust, confidence
+
ycharacterized by
=perfidy

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The perfidy of his closest friend shattered his trust completely.

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