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- DictionaryDu·plic·i·ty/do͞oˈplisədē/
noun
- 1. deceitfulness; double-dealing: "he was accused of duplicity and branded a traitor"
- 2. doubleness. archaic
especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action. 2. : the quality or state of being double or twofold. 3. law : the technically incorrect use of two or more distinct items (such as claims, charges, or defenses) in a single legal action.
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: trickery, hypocrisy, guile, fraud, dissimulation, deception, deceit. Antonyms: straightforwardness, directness, candidness, honesty.
DUPLICITY definition: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.
DUPLICITY meaning: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.
Someone who shows duplicity is two-faced — maybe showing one side in public and another in private — or is just a liar, saying something known to be untrue or misleading. A fraud uses duplicity to gain something with false promises, and someone described as "fake" might use duplicity just to fit in or be accepted.
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. [Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicitās, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots .]
Definition of duplicity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · noun Word forms: plural (for 1) -ties. 1. deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing. 2. a twofold or double state or quality. SYNONYMS 1. deception, dissimulation.
The quality or state of being twofold or double. American Heritage. Synonyms: double-dealing. fraudulence. twofold. perfidy. fraud. duality. treachery. chicanery. dishonesty. guile. deception. deceit. cunning. shiftiness. deceitfulness. Antonyms:
DUPLICITY meaning: attempts to trick people by dishonestly telling different people different things. Learn more.
