perfidiousness

noun

Definition of perfidiousnessnext
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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  1. infidelity
  2. adultery
  3. betrayal
  4. perfidy
  5. disloyalty
Noun
  • However, the letter did not mention Stallone's infidelity with supermodel Janice Dickinson, which Flavin later discovered.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The wife of Charles II, whose ascension to the throne in 1660 marked the restoration of the British monarchy after the upheaval of civil war, Catherine is remembered, when she is remembered at all, for enduring her husband’s infidelity and the elevation of his many mistresses.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of infidelity
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  • The flick was a comedic noir that imagined a Hollywood where cartoons and humans live together, and the plot involved murder, adultery, blackmail and other adult topics.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • She’s getting beheaded for committing adultery with a distant cousin.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
Definition of adultery
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  • This decision comes as a profound betrayal to Disabled people across the U.K., who continue to struggle to live with dignity in a society that fails to meet even our most basic needs.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Demonstrators Demand Democratic Reform President Salome Zourabichvili, whose term ends next month, rejected the election results and condemned the suspension of EU talks as a betrayal of Georgia's future.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of betrayal
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  • Putin inundates Ukraine’s airwaves with propaganda about the West’s perfidy, the West’s agonizingly slow and insufficient support of Ukraine, the West’s seeming willingness to bleed Ukraine as a proxy, Zelensky’s anti-democratic centralization of power, and the like.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • On March 4, 1798, the first dispatches from France finally arrived and exposed the depths of French perfidy.
    Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made by History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of perfidy
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  • By withdrawing, Gaetz may clear an easier path for Bondi’s confirmation, given that many senators are wary of bucking the president-elect, who has threatened retaliation in his second term, while some allies have warned of primary challenges for even the slightest sign of disloyalty.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • His initial refusal to bend the knee—even trying for a last-minute coup at the Republican convention in Cleveland with a protest speech from the stage—put him in the MAGA column for disloyalty.
    Philip Elliott / Houston, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of disloyalty
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