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- DictionaryDou·ble-deal·ing/ˌdəbəlˈdēliNG/
noun
- 1. the practice of working to people's disadvantage behind their backs: "an air of double-dealing and deceit hangs over the negotiations"
adjective
- 1. working deceitfully to injure others: "she is a backstabbing, double-dealing twister"
Double-dealing definition: duplicity; treachery; deception.. See examples of DOUBLE-DEALING used in a sentence.
adjective. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. “a double-dealing double agent”. synonyms: Janus-faced, ambidextrous, deceitful, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced. dishonest, dishonorable.
3 days ago · noun. Word Frequency. double-dealing in American English. (ˈdʌbəlˈdilɪŋ) noun. 1. duplicity; treachery; deception. adjective. 2. using duplicity; treacherous. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1520–30] Word Frequency.
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOUBLE–DEALING. [noncount] : the practice of pretending to do or think one thing while really doing or thinking something different : dishonest or deceptive behavior. His double-dealing [= duplicity, deceitfulness] has caused many of his former friends to distrust him.
Definition of double-dealing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Double-dealing definition: . See examples of DOUBLE-DEALING used in a sentence.
noun. The act or practice of doing the opposite of what one pretends to do; duplicity; deceit. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: shiftiness. guile. deceitfulness. cunning. deception.
