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It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.
Mikhail Gorbachev

Meaning of "perfidious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERFIDIOUS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERFIDIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perfidious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERFIDIOUS 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.

Definition of perfidious in the English dictionary

The definition of perfidious in the dictionary is guilty, treacherous, or faithless; deceitful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERFIDIOUS


aphidious
əˈfɪdɪəs
calycoideous
ˌkælɪˈkɔɪdɪəs
chlamydeous
kləˈmɪdɪəs
deltoideus
delˈtɔɪdɪəs
fastidious
fæˈstɪdɪəs
fiddious
ˈfɪdɪəs
hideous
ˈhɪdɪəs
homochlamydeous
ˌhəʊməkləˈmɪdɪəs
hyperfastidious
ˌhaɪpəfæˈstɪdɪəs
hypospadias
ˌhaɪpəˈspeɪdɪəs
insidious
ɪnˈsɪdɪəs
interradius
ˌɪntəˈreɪdɪəs
invidious
ɪnˈvɪdɪəs
jaspideous
dʒæsˈpɪdɪəs
orchideous
ɔːˈkɪdɪəs
overfastidious
ˌəʊvəfæˈstɪdɪəs
palladious
pəˈleɪdɪəs
perradius
pəˈreɪdɪəs
radius
ˈreɪdɪəs
rhomboideus
rɒmˈbɔɪdɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERFIDIOUS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERFIDIOUS

badious
commodious
compendious
delicious
discommodious
incommodious
melodious
odious
overtedious
preludious
previous
religious
serious
studious
tedious
ultrafastidious
unfastidious
uninvidious
unmelodious
various

Synonyms and antonyms of perfidious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERFIDIOUS»

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

Translation of «perfidious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERFIDIOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

背信弃义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pérfida
570 millions of speakers

English

perfidious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेवफ़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вероломный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pérfida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বাসঘাতক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perfide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersalah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

perfide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不誠実な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불성실 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perfidious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phản bội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நம்பிக்கைத் துரோகமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासघातकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vefasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perfido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perfidious
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віроломний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perfid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άπιστη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

troueloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perfidious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perfidious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perfidious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFIDIOUS»

The term «perfidious» is normally little used and occupies the 124.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFIDIOUS» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «PERFIDIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perfidious.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFIDIOUS»

Discover the use of perfidious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perfidious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Perfidious Albion: The Abandonment of Hong Kong, 1997
"The veteran Chinese journalist Tsang Ki-fan put it this way just before he died in 1988: 'This is the only Chinese society that, for a brief span of 100 years, lived through a...time when no man had to live in fear of the midnight knock on ...
William McGurn, 1992
2
Perfidious Proverbs and Other Poems: A Satirical Look At The ...
This collection of satirical poems homes in on the inconsistencies and downright perversities of what passes in our culture as "Holy Writ.
Philip Appleman, 2011
3
The Perfidious Parrot
Blackmailed into investigating the hijacking of a supertanker, Grijpstra, de Gier, and the commissaries journey to Key West and to the former Dutch colonies of Aruba and St. Eustatius in search of the missing oil and the criminals ...
Janwillem Van de Wetering, 2003
4
The Perfidious P---, Being Letters from a Nobleman to Two ...
Your not coming last night, occasions this Epistle; it is sent thus early to prevent such naughty Morning Dreams, and such old Bi/Ict Deux, I assure you Lucina vows never to see your Face again: she says you are a false', perfidious, barbarous ...
‎1702
5
The Political Views of the Court of France Delineated. ...
Pedro Ronquillo. THE Political Views OF THE Court of FRANCE, &c. FEW who know any thing of the affairs of the world, can be ignorant that what obliged the French not many years ago to yield to a peace, was feeing the greatest part of ...
Pedro Ronquillo, 1744
6
English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and ...
FAITHLESS, PERFIDIOUS, TREACHEROUS. Faithless (v. Faithless) is the penerick term, the rest are speciflck terms ; a breach of good faith is expressed by them all, but faithless expresses no more ; the others include accessory ideas in their ...
George Crabb, 1854
7
Sea-mark: The Metaphorical Voyage, Spenser to Milton
MILTON. 'That fatall and perfidious Bark' The idea of the Fall is central in Milton's use of voyage imagery. Lycidas contains at the end a promise of hope or protection 'to all that wander in that perilous flood' — meaning all of fallen humanity.
Philip Edwards, 1997
8
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
Incie was not only a faithless but a perfidious lover. Faithlessness, t hough a serious offence, is unhappily not onfrequent ; there are too many men who are unmindful of their mo6t important engagements; but we may hope for the honor of  ...
George Crabb, 1818
9
The Perfidious Welshman
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Arthur Tysilio Johnson, 2010
10
The Foreign Quarterly Review
We should not be perfidious at all did we stand in a relation of inferiority to France . We never hear of perfidious Bavaria or perfidious Portugal, or even of perfidious Austria. The compliment is reserved for us, because the French people are fain ...
‎1846

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFIDIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perfidious is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Drive to Replace Russian Gas Supplies to EU Intensifies
... in Iran will correctly view some of the P5+1 states as perfidious partners considering the history of these countries meddling in Iranian affairs. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
2
Perry emerges as a responsible voice
In Trump's updated version, the enemies are China and a perfidious Mexico, which he claims is purposely sending its rejects and rapists to the ... «Richmond, Jul 15»
3
Et Tu, Schu?
A lawsuit by Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch seeks to block Barack Obama's perfidious treaty with Iran from being unconstitutionally ratified. «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
4
Bombing crusade as solution to ISIS crisis
Space does not permit a long recital of the actions of “Perfidious Albion” which broke promises given to Sharif Hussein, the Emir of Mecca that a ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
5
Chris Froome and the French
... you might be excused the impression that the French are collectively frothing at the mouth at the prospect of another win for perfidious Albion. «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Amy Winehouse Film Ranks Among Highest-Earning Specialty Docs …
She was a casualty of a cannibalistic industry, where bloodthirsty paparazzi and perfidious schemers conspire to wring every last cent out of ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
7
When the Donald labels you a sophomore: Letters
Later, in 1959, that revered man officially expunged the reference to “perfidious Jews” from the Good Friday prayer. Rabbi Joseph Telushki, in ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Won't you take me to ... Funky Town?
Lunch is chipotle burgers (Suzy's), tacos birria (Nena's), salads for the health-conscious (Whirlow's) and fresh salmon when the perfidious ... «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
9
Otter hosts author kc dyer
“Can Emma face down a naked fishmonger, a randy gnome, a perfidious thief, and even her own abdominal muscles on the journey to find ... «Nelson Star, Jul 15»
10
Michael Gerson: Rick Perry emerges as a responsible voice
In Trump's updated version, the enemies are China and a perfidious Mexico, which he claims is purposely sending its rejects and rap-ists to the ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Perfidious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perfidious>. Apr 2024 ».
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