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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 means dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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

    Duplicity is the quality or state of being double or twofold, especially in deception or dishonesty. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and legal usage of duplicity from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

    Duplicity means dishonest talk or behavior, especially by saying different things to two people. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, related words and phrases, and how to pronounce it.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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

    Duplicity means deceitfulness or double-dealing in speech or conduct. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of duplicity with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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

    Duplicity is dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true. Learn how to use this word in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.