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DOUBLE-DEALING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

Synonyms:

double-dealing; duplicity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("double-dealing" is a kind of...):

deceit; deception; dissembling; dissimulation (the act of deceiving)

Derivation:

double-dealing (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

Example:

a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer

Synonyms:

ambidextrous; deceitful; double-dealing; double-faced; double-tongued; duplicitous; Janus-faced; two-faced

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)

Derivation:

double-dealing (acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another)

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