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Meanings of perfidy in English

Portuguese
perfídia
Catalan
traïció
Spanish
insidia

An act of deliberate betrayal.

        perfídia
        Russian
        вероломство
        Catalan
        perfídia

        Human trait.

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              вероломство
              Usage of perfidy in English
              1
              But their perfidy had been discovered and the family destroyed decades ago.
              Servant of a dark god
              2
              Russia stands for reaction; England for selfishness and perfidy; France for decadence.
              Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
              3
              Nothing approaching the perfidy of it could happen in the present age.
              The Tragedy of St. Helena
              4
              In every political party in the Cabinet itself, duplicity and perfidy abounded.
              Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
              5
              He had insisted on this to present further proof of Khartoum's perfidy.
              Acts of faith
              6
              The hunter struck the woman dead when he learned of her perfidy.
              Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 06 : Central States a...
              7
              I, unsuspecting creature that I was, saw no perfidy in the recommendation.
              Petty Troubles of Married Life, Second Part
              8
              She offered him her hand; he took it doubtfully, fearing some perfidy.
              Bel Ami; Or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel
              9
              One act of perfidy fully established becomes the ruin of its author.
              History of the Conquest of Peru
              10
              Potiphar's wife surpasses all the women yet mentioned in perfidy and dishonor.
              The Woman's Bible
              11
              This has been forced upon us by the perfidy of other nations.
              54-40 or Fight
              12
              Anon you were talking, and the words you said proved your perfidy.
              The Well of Saint Clare
              13
              Tales and accusations of Iranian perfidy, then, snugly fit an expected stereotype.
              The Guardian
              14
              With an unaccountable feeling of perfidy she straightened his cravat, while murmuring:
              Sacrifice
              15
              We had another instance, about this time, of the perfidy of Harlay.
              Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
              16
              Her confirmation of Palliser's perfidy had awakened in him no new resentment.
              Nobody's Man
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              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common