Double-dealing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Double dealing \Dou"ble deal"ing\, double-dealing
  \dou"ble-deal"ing\
     False or deceitful dealing; acting in bad faith; deception by
     pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting
     under the influence of another. See {Double dealing}, under
     {Dealing}. --Shak.


  
     Syn: duplicity.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  double-dealing \double-dealing\ adj.
     1. given to deception especially by pretending one set of
        feelings and acting under the influence of another; as,
        they accused each other of double-dealing behavior.
  
     Syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, two-faced.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  double-dealing
       adj : 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 [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {duplicitous},
              {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
       n : acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain
           one set of intentions while acting under the influence of
           another [syn: {duplicity}]