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Odium vs Perfidy - What's the difference?

odium | perfidy |

As nouns the difference between odium and perfidy

is that odium is hatred; dislike while perfidy is a state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.

odium

English

Noun

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  • Hatred; dislike.
  • His conduct brought him into odium''', or, brought '''odium upon him.
  • The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.
  • * Dryden
  • She threw the odium of the fact on me.

    perfidy

    English

    Noun

    (perfidies)
  • A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
  • (legal) Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
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  • A state or act of deceit.
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    Synonyms

    * perfidiousness