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- [per-fid-ee-uh s]
- /pərˈfɪd i əs/
- /pəˈfɪd.i.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-fid-ee-uh s]
- /pərˈfɪd i əs/
Definitions of perfidious word
- adjective perfidious deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover. 1
- adjective perfidious treacherous, traitorous 1
- adjective perfidious If you describe someone as perfidious, you mean that they have betrayed someone or cannot be trusted. 0
- adjective perfidious guilty, treacherous, or faithless; deceitful 0
- adjective perfidious characterized by perfidy; treacherous 0
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Origin of perfidious
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600, perfidious is from the Latin word perfidiōsus faithless, dishonest. See perfidy, -ous
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Parts of speech for Perfidious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perfidious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perfidious
adj perfidious
- adulterine — of or made by adulteration; fake
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
adjective perfidious
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- foresworn — Simple past tense and past participle of foreswear.
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
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