duplicity

du·plic·i·ty

 (do͞o-plĭs′ĭ-tē, dyo͞o-)

n. pl. du·plic·i·ties

1.

a. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

b. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.

2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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[Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicitās, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

duplicity

(djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

deception; double-dealing

[C15: from Old French duplicite, from Late Latin duplicitās a being double, from Latin duplex]

duˈplicitous adj

du•plic•i•ty

(duˈplɪs ɪ ti, dyu-)

n., pl. -ties.

1. deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing.

2. a twofold or double state or quality.

[1400–50; late Middle English duplicite < Middle French < Medieval Latin, Late Latin duplicitās; see duplex, -ity]

syn: See deceit.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duplicity - a fraudulent or duplicitous representation fraudulence deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
	2.	duplicity - acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another double-dealing dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving

duplicity

noun deceit, fraud, deception, hypocrisy, dishonesty, guile, artifice, falsehood, double-dealing, chicanery, perfidy, dissimulation He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
honesty, candour, straightforwardness

duplicity

noun

The act or practice of deceiving:

cunning, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, double-dealing, guile, shiftiness.

Translations

διπροσωπία

doppiezza

duplicity

[djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ] N (frm) → doblez f, duplicidad f

duplicity

[djuːˈplɪsɪti] n (= deceitfulness) → duplicité f, fausseté f

duplicity

n → Doppelspiel nt

duplicity

[djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ] n (frm) → doppiezza, duplicità