double-dealing

1. (noun) acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
Synonyms: duplicity
Related Words: deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation

2. (satellite adjective) 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
Synonyms: Janus-faced, ambidextrous, deceitful, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced



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