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    duplicity
    /djʊˈplɪsɪti/

    noun

    • 1. deceitfulness: "he was accused of duplicity and branded a traitor"
    • 2. the state of being double. archaic

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUPLICITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DUPLICITY definition: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › duplicityDuplicity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DUPLICITY is contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action. How to use duplicity in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › duplicityDuplicity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Duplicity is from a Latin word meaning "twofold, having two parts." 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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › duplicityDUPLICITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUPLICITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DUPLICITY meaning: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUPLICITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    duplicity. (djuːplɪsɪti , US duː- ) uncountable noun. If you accuse someone of duplicity, you mean that they are deceitful. [formal] Malcolm believed he was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings. Synonyms: deceit, fraud, deception, hypocrisy More Synonyms of duplicity. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishduplicity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of duplicity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › duplicityDuplicity - definition of duplicity by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDUPLICITY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DUPLICITY definition: attempts to trick people by dishonestly telling different people different things. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › duplicityduplicity | meaning of duplicity in Longman Dictionary of...

    duplicity meaning, definition, what is duplicity: dishonest behaviour that is intended to ...: Learn more.