perfidy

Definitions


[ˈpəːfɪdi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy
(e.g: it was an example of his perfidy)


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Origin:
late 16th century: via French from Latin perfidia, from perfidus ‘treacherous’, based on per- ‘to ill effect’ + fides ‘faith’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries