Meaning- Characterized by guilt or violating trust, loyalty or allegiance.
Mnemonic trick- The word perfidious contains word ‘fid’. Fid is a root word for faith. Fidelity means loyalty or faithfulness. Suppose a girl saying in Hindi,” Wo guy smart hain, per wo fidel nahi hai, wo perfidious hain”. Therefore, perfidious means Disloyal or unfaithful.
Synonym- DISLOYAL, TREACHEROUS, UNFAITHFUL
Uses-
- A perfidious friend told a robber where precious coins were hidden in Manish’ s house.
- She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.
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