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Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.
Leon Trotsky

Meaning of "perfidy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERFIDY

From Latin perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per beyond + fidēs faith.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERFIDY

perfidy  [ˈpɜːfɪdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERFIDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perfidy 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 PERFIDY 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 perfidy in the English dictionary

The definition of perfidy in the dictionary is a perfidious act.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERFIDY


Adie
ˈeɪdɪ
cedi
ˈseɪdɪ
comedy
ˈkɒmɪdɪ
diddy
ˈdɪdɪ
Friday
ˈfraɪdɪ
giddy
ˈɡɪdɪ
Kennedy
ˈkɛnɪdɪ
kiddie
ˈkɪdɪ
kiddy
ˈkɪdɪ
lady
ˈleɪdɪ
midi
ˈmɪdɪ
miladi
mɪˈleɪdɪ
milady
mɪˈleɪdɪ
remedy
ˈrɛmɪdɪ
shady
ˈʃeɪdɪ
subsidy
ˈsʌbsɪdɪ
tidy
ˈtaɪdɪ
tragedy
ˈtrædʒɪdɪ
triffidy
ˈtrɪfɪdɪ
vide
ˈvaɪdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERFIDY

perfervidity
perfervidly
perfervidness
perfervor
perfervour
perficient
perfidies
perfidious
perfidiously
perfidiousness
perfin
perfing
perfluorocarbon
perfoliate
perfoliation
perforable
perforans
perforant
perforate
perforated

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERFIDY

acidy
allopolyploidy
amphiploidy
aneuploidy
autopolyploidy
bang tidy
didy
diploidy
euploidy
food subsidy
haploidy
hyperploidy
octaploidy
pentaploidy
polyploidy
sink tidy
tabloidy
tetraploidy
triploidy
untidy

Synonyms and antonyms of perfidy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERFIDY»

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

Translation of «perfidy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERFIDY

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

Translator English - Chinese

背信弃义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perfidia
570 millions of speakers

English

perfidy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नमकहरामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вероломство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perfídia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বাসভঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perfidie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesakitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Perfidie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

背信
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepiye?
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phản trắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நயவஞ்சகத்தைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेबंदपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vefasızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perfidia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perfidia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віроломство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perfidie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απιστία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verraad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trolöshet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

troløshet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perfidy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFIDY»

The term «perfidy» is normally little used and occupies the 124.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFIDY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perfidy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perfidy» 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 perfidy

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QUOTES WITH «PERFIDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perfidy.
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Leon Trotsky
Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFIDY»

Discover the use of perfidy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perfidy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perfidy
Over 30 years out-of-print, Perfidy is back, with murder, conspiracy and deep betrayal at its disturbing core.
Ben Hecht, 1997
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Perfidy
An account of the trial of M. Grunwald before an Israeli court on the charge of criminal libel of R. Kastner.
Ben Hecht, 1961
3
The Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy
Presents the continuation of the purported journal of a young adventurer who is now trapped aboard a ship with a crew of frightening female pirates. Simultaneous.
Charlie Small, Nick Ward, 2008
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Perfidy and Passion: Reintroducing the Iliad
Beginning with Achilles, who hatches a secret plot to destroy his own people, Mark Buchan traces motifs of deception and betrayal throughout the poem.
Mark Buchan, 2012
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Charlie Small 2: Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy
He also enjoys conversing in the secret language of the gorillas. His present whereabouts is unknown, but we understand that he’s hoping to be home in time for tea. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Charlie Small, 2009
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CSIRO Perfidy: The Truth about CSIRO's Best Selling ...
The truth about CSIRO's best selling "scientifically proven" diet, and its cancer causing central ingredient. "Read this book: it may save your life. And if enough people read it, it just might save the planet.
Geoffrey John Russell, 2009
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The absurdity and perfidy of all authoritative toleration of ...
38, 39- Hence, whateverfflnyps them do. contrary to that vow, mustat once be perfidy, and rebellion against Godnt Nor will their Filfnl or (lothfnl ignorance of that obligation, t__o_r their nonconsent to it, when grown up, free them from that guilt, ...
John Brown, 1780
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The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War
rules of armed conflict,4 with an intent to betray that confidence, resulting in the killing, injuring, or capturing of the adversary.5 Perfidy,in otherwords,is any attempt to gain the enemy's confidence by assuring his protection under the law of war, ...
Gary D. Solis, 2010
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Holocaust Denial: The Politics of Perfidy
The volume examines right and left wing French negationism, post-Communist Holocaust deniers in Eastern-Europe, the spread of denial to Australia, Canada, South-Africa and even to Japan.
Robert S. Wistrich, 2012
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The Legal Regime of the International Criminal Court: Essays ...
It provides in paragraph (1) that: 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 ...
José Doria, Hans-Peter Gasser, M. Cherif Bassiouni, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFIDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perfidy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Congress Must Hold Obama Accountable for His Deception...
Interestingly, the perfidy in Madison's hypothetical involved summoning into session only senators favorably disposed toward a formal treaty ... «National Review Online, Jul 15»
2
Taking offence is a national sport
... with a jokey comment about wanting to be inclusive, something which apparently merely compounded his perfidy in the eyes of the offended. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
Irate Nigerians React To Reuben Abati's 'Phones No Longer Ring …
Rather you chose to serve your belly at the decadent tables of your corrupt masters of impunity, perfidy and profligacy at Aso Rock. Now the ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»
4
It's all about them
And the priceless look of astonishment when these people are confronted with their perfidy tells the entire story. What's your problem? they ask. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
5
Pew Poll: Republican Voters Notice Washington GOP's Obama …
And as a timely proof of the perfidy of Republican leadership, on Friday Senator Ted Cruz called out leader Mitch McConnell on the Senate ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
6
Bombing crusade as solution to ISIS crisis
The Sykes-Picot that left the Arabs holding only a sheaf of broken promises, figures very much in it as a symbol of western perfidy. Moreover a ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
7
Chris Heston is saving the Giants
Please welcome Reuben Poling (née Lies and Perfidy) to the stable of McCovey Chronicles contributors! He will write whenever he danged ... «McCovey Chronicles, Jul 15»
8
Louisiana Theater Shooter John Russell Houser Pegged as Right …
It should go without saying that Houser's individual act of vile perfidy using a likely illegally obtained weapon says nothing meaningful about the ... «Reason, Jul 15»
9
Time for those who cling to CSA flag to let it go
... war that greatly discounted the role of slavery and focused attention on tariffs, "states' rights" and other forms of perceived Northern perfidy. «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»
10
Another Tack: The Gospel according to Lapid
Listen to how Chamberlain defended his perfidy: “Since I first went to Berchtesgaden, more than 20,000 letters and telegrams have come to No. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»

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