How to pronounce perfidious
American English pronunciation
per-FID-ee-us
- IPA
- /pɚˈfɪdi.əs/
- Syllables
- per · FID · ee · us (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What perfidious means
Disloyal; ready to betray people
In a sentence: The perfidious spy sold the secret map to the other side.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning treacherous.
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