Perfidiousness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Unfaithfulness; deceitfulness; perfidy. rare, uncountable, usually
"Not only Cato is vanquished by Caesar, but the treachery and perfidiousness of Syphax prevail over the honest simplicity and the credulity of Juba."
- 2 betrayal of a trust wordnet
Example
More examples"Patriotism, often a thinly veiled form of collective self-worship, celebrates our goodness, our ideals, our mercy and bemoans the perfidiousness of those who hate us."
Etymology
From perfidious + -ness.