How many syllables in perfidy?

There are 3 syllables in the word perfidy.

How to pronounce perfidy:

perfidy (noun):: behaviour intended to deceive; an act of deliberate betrayal.; the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal treachery

adultery

betrayal

deceit

deception

dishonesty

disloyalty

double cross

double-crossing

double-dealing

duplicity

faithlessness

falseness

falsity

inconstancy

infidelity

knavery

lying

perfidiousness

sellout

treachery

treason

unfaithfulness

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