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Meaning of "perfidies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERFIDIES

perfidies  [ˈpɜːfədɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERFIDIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perfidies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERFIDIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Perfidy

In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith with the intention of breaking that promise once the enemy has exposed themselves. Perfidy constitutes a breach of the laws of war and therefore making it a war crime as it degrades the protections and mutual restraints developed in the interest of all parties, combatants, and civilians. In practice, combatants find it difficult to respect protected persons and objects if experience causes them to believe or suspect that their adversaries are abusing claim to protection under international law to gain a military advantage. Perfidy is specifically prohibited under the 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, which states: Article 37. – Prohibition of perfidy 1. It is prohibited to kill, injure or capture an adversary by resort to perfidy. Acts inviting the confidence of an adversary to lead him to believe that he is entitled to, or is obliged to accord, protection under the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict, with intent to betray that confidence, shall constitute perfidy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERFIDIES


antibodies
ˈæntɪˌbɒdɪz
bodies
ˈbɒdɪz
caddies
ˈkædɪz
Cadiz
kəˈdɪz
corrodies
ˈkɒrədɪz
dipodies
ˈdɪpədɪz
foodies
ˈfuːdɪz
goodies
ˈɡʊdɪz
hexapodies
hekˈsæpədɪz
Indies
ˈɪndɪz
melodies
ˈmelədɪz
monodies
ˈmɒnədɪz
nobodies
ˈnəʊbədɪz
somebodies
ˈsʌmbədɪz
steadies
ˈstedɪz
studies
ˈstʌdɪz
teddies
ˈtedɪz
threnodies
ˈθrenədɪz
tragedies
ˈtrædʒədɪz
undies
ˈʌndɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERFIDIES

perfectness
perfecto
perfector
perfervid
perfervidity
perfervidly
perfervidness
perfervor
perfervour
perficient
perfidious
perfidiously
perfidiousness
perfidy
perfin
perfing
perfluorocarbon
perfoliate
perfoliation
perforable

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERFIDIES

buddies
candies
comedies
daddies
director of studies
embodies
ladies
maladies
oldies
parodies
remedies
rubbidies
social studies
subsidies
the Dutch East Indies
the East Indies
the French West Indies
tidies
untidies
West Indies

Synonyms and antonyms of perfidies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERFIDIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «perfidies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of perfidies

Translation of «perfidies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERFIDIES

Find out the translation of perfidies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perfidies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perfidies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背信弃义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perfidias
570 millions of speakers

English

perfidies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perfidies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخيانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вероломства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perfídias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perfidies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perfidies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perfidies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tücken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

perfidies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

perfidies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perfidies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

perfidies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

perfidies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्रेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perfidies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perfidie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perfidies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віроломства
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perfidii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

perfidies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perfidies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perfidies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perfidies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perfidies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFIDIES»

The term «perfidies» is normally little used and occupies the 149.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFIDIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perfidies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perfidies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perfidies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFIDIES»

Discover the use of perfidies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perfidies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
India, the Perfidies of Power: A Social Critique
Articles.
P. Radhakrishnan, P. Radhakrishnan, 2002
2
History Of Jacobinism: Its Crimes, Cruelties And Perfidies ...
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) Comprising An Inquiry Into The Manner Of Disseminating, Under The Appearance Of Philosophy And Virtue, Principles Which Are Equally Subversive Of Order, Virtue, Religion, Liberty And Happiness.
William Playfair, 2011
3
Secret History of the Perfidies, Intrigues and Corruptions ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Hiram Cumming, 2010
4
Comic Art of Europe Through 2000: An International Bibliography
Un Siècle de Perfidies Jugé par les Caricaturistes Français. Levallois: Imprimerie J. Herbert, n.d. (1943?). 4245. Visas pour l'Humour. Paris: Denoël, 1962. 118 pp. 4246. Vive la Vie! Semaine Nationale des Personnes Agées. Biarritz. Ville de ...
John A. Lent, 2003
5
The Scots Magazine
... made him wish to carry it off; and he concerted for that purpose with the Arabs of Tort, (famous for their ferocity and plundering), the blackest and most cowardly of all perfidies. The camels filed off from Suez the 15th of June. The travellers set  ...
James Boswell, 1780
6
Through the Portal
“The creature Roderick the impulsive one is no beast, it is a boy just like this one here” Perfidies said stroking the hair of the boy at her feet. “The creature as you call him comes from another world and he will cause you to be destroyed along ...
Rob Mitchell, 2007
7
Theses Theologicae and An Apology for the True Christian ...
Secondly, as to what pertains to contests, perfidies, and diffidences among men, which our adversaries affirm to have grown to such a height, that swearing is at present as 1365 necessary as ever, that we deny not at all: for we see, and daily  ...
Robert Barclay
8
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
T-e History of Jacobinism, its Crimes, Cruelties and Perfidies : jmprijing an Inquiry into the Manner of disseminating, under the Appearance of Philosophy and Virtue, Principles which are equally subversive of Order, Virtue, Religion, Liberty  ...
Tobias George Smollett, 1797
9
A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the French Language
Perfidies, noirceurs, incendies, Perfidies, enormities, conflagrations, massacres, ce n'est là qu'une massacres, all this is but a feeble faible image, &c. representation, &c. JVon-seulement toutes ses richesses Not only all his riches and honors, ...
Jean Pons victor Lecoutz de Levizac (d.1), 1834
10
An Apology for the True Christian Divinity,: Being an ...
Secondly, As to what pertains to Contests, Perfidies, and Diffidences among Men, which our Adversaries affirm to have grown to such an Height, that Swearing is at present as necessary as ever, that we deny not at all : For we fee, and daily ...
Robert Barclay, 1765

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFIDIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perfidies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Principles and Prizes
Add to those perfidies committed by Obama's administration, not to forget the murders of an American Ambassador and staffers, providing ... «Fetchyournews.com, Jul 15»
2
Remembering historic moments
In the 1960s, American perfidies in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos went unnoticed by the UN. The Kashmir conflict has festered since 1947 and ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
Belief's Own Pragmatics: What Whoopi Goldberg's Unwavering …
... one more incident to add to his burgeoning list of carnal perfidies, shows a regrettable dissociation from what the evidence strongly indicates. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
«Amy», destruction party
On aurait pu écrire autodestruction mais non, à écouter les témoignages, à voir s'enchaîner les drames et les perfidies, c'est bien d'une ... «Libération, Jul 15»
5
The drummer's silence
It cannot come clean on its own perfidies. And it has indiscriminately expanded the ambit of its attack on Vasundhara Raje in a way that may not ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
N9bn jumbo pay for 8th NASS
... present day concerning what anyone can rightly and sincerely adjudge as a significant change in the moral orientation and perfidies of NASS ... «National Mirror, Jun 15»
7
Fulani Solidarity and the Betrayal of Bola Tinubu
But these series of perfidies have been possible because of the nature and character of Tinubuism as a political concept and philosophy. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
8
Lives Lived: David Levin, 95
You might also hear the odd curse word if he contemplated the perfidies of the United States, sniffed a faint aroma of Parmesan, or muffed a ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
9
If Only US Leaders Read This Book On Pakistan That Was on Bin …
... access to Pakistan's burgeoning nuclear weapons program, Washington has endured any number of Pakistani perfidies: even the harboring ... «Defense One, May 15»
10
Osama Bin Laden's Bookshelf Reflects His Fixation on West
... his ambitions to think globally and his naïve susceptibility to theorists who talk conspiracy to explain the perfidies of the West; his fascination ... «New York Times, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Perfidies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perfidies>. May 2024 ».
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