Definition of PERFIDY

perfidy

Plural: perfidies

Noun

  • The act of being disloyal or treacherous; betrayal.
  • betrayal of a trust
  • an act of deliberate betrayal
  • A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
  • An illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag in a false claim of surrender to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
  • A state or act of deceit.

Examples

  • His opponent’s PERFIDY in blocking the triple-word score was a calculated move.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French perfidie, from Latin perfidus (“faithless, treacherous, false”), from fides (“faith”); related to, for example, English fidelity.

Scrabble Score: 16

perfidy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perfidy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perfidy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

perfidy: valid Words With Friends Word