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Meanings of duplicity in English

Portuguese
duplicidade
Catalan
duplicitat
Spanish
dolo

A fraudulent or duplicitous representation.

        duplicidade
        Catalan
        enserronada
        Spanish
        doble juego

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

              enserronada
              Synonyms
              Examples for "double-dealing"
              Examples for "double-dealing"
              1
              Also, there is much in his career of political connivance, double-dealing, assassination.
              The Great Book of Amber
              2
              She was accused of double-dealing, of supporting the Tories rather than Labour.
              The Guardian
              3
              In her great, unclouded eyes he had found no lurking-place for double-dealing.
              The Spoilers
              4
              We wish to do nothing darkly; frank republicans, we acknowledge no double-dealing.
              The Conflict with Slavery / Part 1 from The Works of John Greenl...
              5
              Bob isn't the kind to get onto treachery or double-dealing very quick.
              The Rules of the Game
              Usage of duplicity in English
              1
              He was, Dru would have said, an outstanding example of Vraad duplicity.
              Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
              2
              In every political party in the Cabinet itself, duplicity and perfidy abounded.
              Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
              3
              And here lies the trouble,-inthe unfathomable, disheartening duplicity of the race.
              Italian Journeys
              4
              Suffice it to say that duplicity in trade has had to go.
              Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
              5
              Non-Party members resort to bribes and duplicity to get what they want.
              The new yorker
              6
              The hideous secret of the life of duplicity was safe, safe forever.
              The Price She Paid
              7
              They discover his duplicity and decide to punish the infatuated old fool.
              The Standard Operaglass / Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fift...
              8
              In any event, I see this all in keeping with Gilbert's duplicity.
              Raging Heat
              9
              Once again she was visited by a sense of the girl's duplicity.
              Land of marvels
              10
              The examination gave evidence of integrity and of entire freedom from duplicity.
              Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
              11
              Meanwhile, on the home front, there is nothing but duplicity and incompetence.
              The Guardian
              12
              The human race is perhaps credited with more duplicity than it deserves.
              Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays
              13
              Which appalled him more, the abortion or my duplicity, I don't know.
              Acts of faith
              14
              No one, no matter how nimble minded, can explain away such duplicity.
              The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
              15
              His only desire now was to learn the extent of her duplicity.
              Jane Cable
              16
              Such duplicity sent a queer spasm of anguish through the old lawyer.
              Birthright: A Novel
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              Translations for duplicity
              Portuguese
              duplicidade
              Duplicity through the time
              Duplicity across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common