perfidy
1. an act of deliberate betrayal • Syn: treachery, betrayal, treason • Derivationally related forms: perfidious, treasonist (for: treason), betray (for: betrayal), treacherous (for: treachery) • Hypernyms: dishonesty, knavery • Hyponyms: double cross, double-crossing, sellout 2. betrayal of a trust • Syn: perfidiousness, treachery • Derivationally related forms: treacherous (for: treachery), perfidious (for: perfidiousness), perfidious • Hypernyms: disloyalty • Hyponyms: insidiousness
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