PERFIDY


Meaning of PERFIDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-fə-dē ]

noun

( plural -dies )

Etymology: Latin perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per- detrimental to + fides faith — more at per- , faith

Date: 1592

1. : the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal : treachery

2. : an act or an instance of disloyalty

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.