Perfidious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɜːfˈɪdiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɜːfˈɪdiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɜːfˈɪdiəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pɜːfˈɪdiəs/.

Examples

Punic faith
the perfidious Judas
the fiercest and most treacherous of foes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

punic treacherous

Parts of Speech

adjective

tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

“Punic faith”

Word Forms

perfidy	noun	betrayal of a trust
perfidiousness	noun	betrayal of a trust
treachery	noun	betrayal of a trust

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

perfide

neigt dazu, zu verraten; vor allem einen verräterischen Charakter, wie ihn die Römer den Karthagern zuschrieben

🇫🇷French

perfide

tendance à trahir; ayant surtout un caractère perfide attribué aux Carthaginois par les Romains

🇪🇸Spanish

pérfido

tendiendo a traicionar; especialmente teniendo un carácter traicionero como el atribuido a los cartagineses por los romanos

🇮🇹Italian

perfido

tendente a tradire; soprattutto avendo un carattere perfido poiché attribuito ai Cartaginesi dai Romani

🇳🇱Dutch

verraderlijk

de neiging om te verraden; vooral met een verraderlijk karakter zoals door de Romeinen aan de Carthagers werd toegeschreven

🇵🇹Portuguese

pérfido

tendendo a trair; especialmente tendo um caráter traiçoeiro atribuído aos cartagineses pelos romanos

🇷🇺Russian

вероломный

склонность к предательству; особенно вероломный характер, приписываемый карфагенянам римлянами.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेवफ़ा

विश्वासघात करने की प्रवृत्ति; विशेष रूप से एक विश्वासघाती चरित्र वाला, जैसा कि रोमनों द्वारा कार्थागिनियों को जिम्मेदार ठहराया गया था

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাসঘাতক

বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করার প্রবণতা; বিশেষ করে একটি বিশ্বাসঘাতক চরিত্র থাকার কারণ রোমানদের দ্বারা কার্থাজিনিয়ানদের জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

துரோகமான

காட்டிக்கொடுக்க முனைகிறது; குறிப்பாக ரோமானியர்களால் கார்தீஜினியர்களுக்குக் கூறப்படும் ஒரு துரோக குணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసపూరితమైన

ద్రోహం వైపు మొగ్గు చూపడం; ముఖ్యంగా రోమన్లు కార్తజీనియన్లకు ఆపాదించబడిన ద్రోహమైన పాత్రను కలిగి ఉంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वासू

विश्वासघात करण्याची प्रवृत्ती; विशेषत: रोमन लोकांद्वारे कार्थॅजिनियन्सचे श्रेय म्हणून विश्वासघातकी पात्र असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વાસઘાત

દગો કરવાનું વલણ; ખાસ કરીને રોમનો દ્વારા કાર્થેજિનિયનોને આભારી તરીકે વિશ્વાસઘાત પાત્ર ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ರೋಹದ

ದ್ರೋಹಕ್ಕೆ ಒಲವು ತೋರುವುದು; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರೋಮನ್ನರು ಕಾರ್ತೇಜಿನಿಯನ್ನರಿಗೆ ಆರೋಪಿಸಿದಂತೆ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಘಾತುಕ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചനാപരമായ

ഒറ്റിക്കൊടുക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു; പ്രത്യേകിച്ചും റോമാക്കാർ കാർത്തജീനിയക്കാർക്ക് ആരോപിക്കുന്ന വഞ്ചനാപരമായ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਘਾਤ

ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਰੋਮਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਾਰਥਾਗਿਨੀਅਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایماندار

دھوکہ دینے کا رجحان؛ خاص طور پر ایک غدار کردار ہے جیسا کہ رومیوں کے ذریعہ کارتھیجینیوں سے منسوب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

背信弃义

倾向于背叛；尤其是罗马人认为迦太基人具有奸诈的性格

🇯🇵Japanese

不誠実な

裏切る傾向がある。特にローマ人がカルタゴ人に帰したような危険な性格を持っていた

🇰🇷Korean

불신의

배신하는 경향이 있습니다. 특히 로마인이 카르타고인에게 돌린 것처럼 배신적인 성격을 가지고 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xảo trá

có xu hướng phản bội; đặc biệt là có tính cách nguy hiểm như người La Mã gán cho người Carthage

🇹🇭Thai

น่าเกรงขาม

มีแนวโน้มที่จะทรยศ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งมีบุคลิกที่ทรยศซึ่งชาวโรมันนำมาประกอบกับชาวคาร์ธาจิเนียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

durhaka

cenderung mengkhianati; terutama yang memiliki karakter berbahaya seperti yang dikaitkan dengan orang Kartago oleh orang Romawi

🇵🇭Filipino

suwail

may posibilidad na magtaksil; lalo na ang pagkakaroon ng taksil na katangian na iniuugnay sa mga Carthaginian ng mga Romano

🇲🇾Malay

durhaka

cenderung untuk mengkhianati; terutamanya mempunyai perwatakan khianat seperti yang dikaitkan dengan orang Carthaginian oleh orang Rom

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غادر

يميل إلى الخيانة؛ وخاصة أنها ذات طابع غادر كما ينسبها الرومان إلى القرطاجيين

🇮🇷Persian

حیله گر

تمایل به خیانت؛ به خصوص داشتن شخصیت خائنانه ای که رومی ها به کارتاژنی ها نسبت داده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

hain

ihanet etme eğiliminde; özellikle Romalılar tarafından Kartacalılara atfedilen hain bir karaktere sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוֹגדָנִי

נוטה לבגוד; במיוחד בעל אופי בוגדני כפי שמיוחס לקרתגים על ידי הרומאים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'perfidious'?

The primary meaning of 'perfidious' is 'tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans'.

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Using 'perfidious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'perfidious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'perfidious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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