as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
perfidiousness eventually led to the couple's divorce
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfidiousness
Noun
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Nader reportedly ended things due to suspecting Savchenko of infidelity.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Not this evil man blaming Tracy for his infidelity!—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Within the White Lotus, adultery abounds, couples engage in power plays, and flirtatious encounters occur among old friends and strangers alike.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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In his 1991 book The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal, biologist Jared Diamond claimed the adultery rate among humans was between 5% and 30%.—
ByAndrew Curry,
science.org,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dream scenario, for many fans at least, was for Kingston and Woods’ betrayal of Big E to lead to an in-ring return for Big E, a former WWE Champion.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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First, of course, is the question of how Matty and Olympia will reckon with Julian's betrayal and the complicity of Howard who, in addition to being Olympia's senior, is also her ex-father-in-law.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite high trade deficits, the U.S. economy is strong Trump and his advisers point to America’s lopsided trade numbers—year after year of huge deficits—as proof of foreigners’ perfidy.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Jane’s fiercely unforgiving tone was adopted by militant Irish nationalists for whom the famine stood as the ultimate proof of English perfidy.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Game is speaking up after the controversial figure attempted to call him out for disloyalty on X/Twitter.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh, was among the numerous officials far-right activist Laura Loomer urged President Donald Trump to remove during her official Oval Office meeting earlier this week, citing evidence of disloyalties, multiple sources tell ABC News.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Perfidiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfidiousness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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