Front | Perfidious (adjective) |
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Back | Treacherous, disloyal, and deceitful. "The perfidious soldier switched sides during the war, revealing his commanding general’s strategy to the enemy." Perfidious literally means “through or beyond the limits of faith.” A trusted friend who stabs you in the back goes beyond the limits of your faith. |
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