PERFIDY Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word perfidy. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PERFIDY
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treachery | nounn | |||||||
noun • betrayal of a trust • an act of deliberate betrayal | ||||||||
betrayal | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of deliberate betrayal • the quality of aiding an enemy | ||||||||
breach | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a failure to perform some promised act or obligation • an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • make an opening or gap in | ||||||||
deceit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||||
deception | nounn | |||||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||||
dishonesty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||||
disloyalty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being disloyal | ||||||||
double-dealing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
duplicity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
faithlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous | ||||||||
infidelity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unfaithful | ||||||||
unfaithfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unfaithful | ||||||||
perfidiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • betrayal of a trust | ||||||||
treason | nounn | |||||||
noun • a crime that undermines the offender's government • disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior • an act of deliberate betrayal |