Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Perfidy
perfidy, n. [Fr. < L. perfid-us < per-, away entirely, to destruction + fid-ēs, faith.] (webplay: confidence, friend).
- Treachery; deceit; betrayal; falseness; disloyalty; deception; duplicity; pretense; feigning.
- Violation of trust; breach of promise.
- Doubt; lack of trust; loss of faith.
- Mirage; illusion.
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