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- pronunciation:
- puhr
fih
di
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
perfidies |
| definition: |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith.
The traitor was captured by his former regiment and made to suffer for his perfidy.- antonyms:
- fealty
- similar words:
- treachery
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| related words: |
guile |
adjective + (n.)perfidy
american
verb + (n.)perfidy
accuse, destroy, explain, parallel
noun + (n.)perfidy
betrayal, circumstance, cruelty, deception, general, proof, settlement, story
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The word perfidy
contains the following parts:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
fid
Latin
root
that means faith, trust
Example words:
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