Found 3 items, similar to perfidy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: perfidy khianat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: perfidy perfidy n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: perfidiousness, treachery] 2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: treachery, betrayal, treason]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Perfidy Perfidy \Per"fi*dy\ (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl. Perfidies (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[i^]z). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus faithless; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See Faith.] The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery. [1913 Webster] The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] His perfidy to this sacred engagement. --DeQuincey. [1913 Webster]