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noun, plural -dies.
1.
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
2.
an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery.
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Perfidy
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is stymie. Does it mean:
| of the nature of or resembling wood; woody |
| to hinder, block, or thwart |
Example Sentences
- The perfidy and mendacity that follow mesmerize as much as they ring true.
- For example, the extent and perfidy of the "ethanol" scam is now coming to light.
- But she's sharp on the nitty-gritty of female friendships and male perfidy.
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Word Origin & History
perfidy
1590s, from M.Fr. perfidie, from L. perfidia "falsehood, treachery," from perfidus "faithless," from phrase per fidem decipere "to deceive through trustingness," from per "through" (see per) + fidem (nom. fides) "faith" (see faith). Related: perfidious (1590s).
EXPAND"[C]ombinations of wickedness would overwhelm the world by the advantage which licentious principles afford, did not those who have long practiced perfidy grow faithless to each other." [Samuel Johnson, "Life of Waller"]
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