Double dealing \Dou"ble deal"ing\, double-dealing
\dou"ble-deal"ing\
False or deceitful dealing; acting in bad faith; deception by
pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting
under the influence of another. See Double dealing, under
Dealing. --Shak.
Syn: duplicity.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
double-dealing \double-dealing\ adj.
1. given to deception especially by pretending one set of
feelings and acting under the influence of another; as,
they accused each other of double-dealing behavior.
Syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, two-faced.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
double-dealing
adj : marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending
one set of feelings and acting under the influence of
another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"-
Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a
double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"-
W.M.Thackeray [syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous,
Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued]
n : acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain
one set of intentions while acting under the influence of
another [syn: duplicity]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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