- double-dealing
- I. noun Date: 1529 action contradictory to a professed attitude ; duplicity Synonyms: see deception • double-dealer noun II. adjective Date: 1587 given to or marked by duplicity
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double dealing — ˌdouble ˈdealing noun [uncountable] JOURNALISM cheating and deceiving people: • Politicians are always being accused of duplicity and double dealing for party or personal advantage. * * * double dealing UK US noun [U] ► the act of cheating or… … Financial and business terms
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double Dealing — may refer to: Double Dealing (1923 film), an American comedy film starring Hoot Gibson Double Dealing (1932 film), a British film starring Frank Pettingell See also Cheating in poker Double Dealer (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double dealing — Dealing Deal ing, n. The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person. [1913 Webster] {Double dealing}, insincere,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double-dealing — [adj] cheating, deceitful ambidextrous, crooked, dishonest, double, duplicitous, fraudulent, hypocritical, insincere, lefthanded*, lying, perfidious, sneaky, swindling, treacherous, tricky, two faced*, two timing*, underhanded, untrustworthy,… … New thesaurus
double-dealing — noun uncount behavior by which you cheat someone, especially by pretending to do one thing while doing the opposite ╾ ,double dealer noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
double-dealing — [dub′əl dēl΄iŋ] n. the act or practice of doing the opposite of what one pretends to do; duplicity; deceit double dealer n … English World dictionary
double dealing — index deceptive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
double-dealing — index bad faith, bunko, collusion, deceit, deception, dishonest, duplicity, faithless, false ( … Law dictionary
