Associations to the word «Perfidy»

Wiktionary

PERFIDY, noun. A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
PERFIDY, noun. (legal) Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
PERFIDY, noun. A state or act of deceit.

Dictionary definition

PERFIDY, noun. Betrayal of a trust.
PERFIDY, noun. An act of deliberate betrayal.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King