HyperDic: double-dealing

English > 2 senses of the word double-dealing:
NOUNactdouble-dealing, duplicityacting in bad faith
ADJECTIVEalldouble-dealing, ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tonguedmarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
English > double-dealing: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningmarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another.
Example "a double-dealing double agent"
Synonymsambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued
Broaderdishonest, dishonorabledeceptive or fraudulent
Spanishfalso
Nounsdouble-dealingacting in bad faith
English > double-dealing: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningActing in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another.
Synonymduplicity
Broaderdeception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulationThe act of deceiving / deceiving
Spanishdoble juego, doblez, duplicidad
Catalanduplicitat, enserronada
Adjectivesdouble-dealingmarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

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