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dishonesty vs perfidy

perfidy vs dishonesty

dishonesty and perfidy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dishonesty Yes No No No
perfidy Yes No No No
As nouns, perfidy is a hyponym of dishonesty; that is, perfidy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dishonesty:
  • dishonesty: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
  • perfidy: an act of deliberate betrayal
Other hyponyms of dishonesty include betrayal, treachery, treason, charlatanism, quackery, trick, falsehood, falsification.
dishonesty (noun) perfidy (noun)
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing an act of deliberate betrayal
the quality of being dishonest betrayal of a trust
Difference between dishonesty and perfidy

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