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DUPLICITY
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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 ("duplicity" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; dissembling; dissimulation (the act of deceiving)
Derivation:
duplicitous (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A fraudulent or duplicitous representation
Synonyms:
duplicity; fraudulence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("duplicity" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
Derivation:
duplicitous (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another)
