an act of perfidy
111betrayal — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. treason, treachery, disloyalty; see deception 1 , dishonesty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. treachery, disloyalty, breech of faith, double crossing, duplicity, treason, *Judas kiss, perfidy. ANT.: faithfulness, loyalty… …
112betrayal — noun betrayal in the workplace the CIA leak was a serious act of betrayal Syn: disloyalty, treachery, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness, duplicity, deception, double dealing; breach of faith, breach of trust, stab in the back; double cross,… …
113treason — [n] disloyalty breach of faith, crime, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, disaffection, dishonesty, duplicity, faithlessness, lèsemajesté, mutiny, perfidy, revolt, revolutionary, sedition, seditious act, seditiousness, subversion, traitorousness,… …
114felony — A crime of a graver or more serious nature than those designated as misdemeanors; e.g., aggravated assault (felony) as contrasted with simple assault (misdemeanor). Under many state statutes, any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a… …
115felony — A crime of a graver or more serious nature than those designated as misdemeanors; e.g., aggravated assault (felony) as contrasted with simple assault (misdemeanor). Under many state statutes, any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a… …
116double cross — I noun an act of betrayal he gave us the old double cross I could no longer tolerate his impudent double crossing • Syn: ↑double crossing • Derivationally related forms: ↑double cross (for: ↑doubl …
117double-crossing — noun an act of betrayal (Freq. 1) he gave us the old double cross I could no longer tolerate his impudent double crossing • Syn: ↑double cross • Derivationally related forms: ↑double cross, ↑double cross …
118sellout — noun an act of betrayal • Derivationally related forms: ↑sell out • Hypernyms: ↑treachery, ↑betrayal, ↑treason, ↑perfidy …
119per·fi·dy — /ˈpɚfədi/ noun [noncount] literary : the act of betraying someone or something : the state of not being loyal They are guilty of perfidy …
120ANUSIM — (Heb. אֲנוּסִים; forced ones ), persons compelled by overwhelming pressure, whether by physical threats, psychological stress, or economic sanctions, to abjure Judaism and adopt a different faith (in contradistinction to meshummadim, or voluntary …
