perfidious
/pəˈfɪdiəs/adjective
उच्चारण पफ़िडिअस
विश्वासघाती, धोखेबाज़, बेवफ़ा
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that cannot be trusted; disloyal
विश्वासघाती, धोखेबाज़, बेवफ़ा
- a perfidious friend who sold the secret to the rival
- The perfidious minister sold his friends for a high post.
- The perfidious general betrayed his king at the most dangerous moment.
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- Nobody trusted the perfidious clerk who leaked the questions.
- History books describe the traitor's perfidious act in great detail.
Synonyms treacherous disloyal faithless deceitful double-dealing
Opposite loyal faithful trustworthy devoted
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per·fid·i·ous
With -fidious (not 'perfideous'); the noun perfidy (treachery).
अंत में -fidious ('perfideous' गलत है); noun perfidy (विश्वासघात)।
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Keep the betrayal words together: perfidious, treacherous, traitorous, duplicitous, Machiavellian (cunning and without morals).
विश्वासघात के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: perfidious, treacherous, traitorous, duplicitous, Machiavellian (चालाक और नैतिकता रहित)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin per fidem decipere, to deceive through trust; fides means faith, as in fidelity.
Latin per fidem decipere, विश्वास के ज़रिए धोखा देना, से; fides का अर्थ विश्वास है, fidelity की तरह।