1
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
his wife's perfidy was a moment of uncharacteristic weakness
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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the full cost—both in compromised intelligence and in human life—of the double agent's perfidy is not yet known
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Recent Examples of perfidy
To Netanyahu’s supporters urging restraint by Israel is an act of perfidy, rather than an instance of a president upholding his oath to protect American interests.
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Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
Drawing on American foreign policy circa 9/11 and the Iraq War, these pieces were huge collages of perfidies that Weinberger fashioned into a narrative of governmental misdeeds.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
For a regime that has staked much of its credibility and political future on the war in Ukraine, Putin and his Kremlin allies need to keep the domestic focus on the perfidy of the foes next door.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
London audiences welcomed a scathing romp about the perfidies of global capitalism.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
Drawing on American foreign policy circa 9/11 and the Iraq War, these pieces were huge collages of perfidies that Weinberger fashioned into a narrative of governmental misdeeds.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
For a regime that has staked much of its credibility and political future on the war in Ukraine, Putin and his Kremlin allies need to keep the domestic focus on the perfidy of the foes next door.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
London audiences welcomed a scathing romp about the perfidies of global capitalism.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfidy
Noun
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Paquita la del Barrio rose to fame with her anthems about infidelity and heartbreak.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 27-year-old aired her frustrations out on X on Monday night (Feb. 17), seemingly accusing Trippie Redd of infidelity.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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The songs typically crop up in the final act of an episode as the tensions (and treacheries) mount.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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After a season of treachery and deception, the winner or winners of The Traitors UK Season 3 have been revealed.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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At the time of the case, Bryant admitted to adultery with a 19-year-old resort hotel worker in Colorado but denied the rape allegations, always maintaining that the encounter was consensual.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith − such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing − but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
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Today’s Paper | Subscribe Explore The New York Times Magazine Inside the Murdoch Succession Drama: More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But was the company’s downfall driven by federal interference, corporate betrayal or its own unsustainable ambitions?—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, alienating a President seemingly intent on smashing anything approaching dissent or disloyalty is not a risk many Washington institutions are willing to take at the moment.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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Another document, likely written by an officer, recorded acts of disloyalty by North Korean subordinates - a common practice in the totalitarian state, where citizens are encouraged to inform on each other.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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His death on February 18, 1478, followed his conviction for treason against his older brother, Edward IV of England.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Twenty-seven years after her conviction for treason, Toguri was pardoned.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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