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double-dealing

[ duhb-uhl-dee-ling ]

noun

  1. duplicity; treachery; deception.


adjective

  1. using duplicity; treacherous.

double-dealing

noun

    1. action characterized by treachery or deceit
    2. ( as modifier )

      double-dealing treachery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdouble-ˈdealer, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of double-dealing1

First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences

Israeli politics will now devolve into a fierce period of horse-trading, double dealing, and speculation.

Well, if Washington had any brains, it would not continue to let Karzai get away with this double-dealing.

If true, this would represent an extreme example of double dealing, even by Pakistani standards.

It's a legitimate question from those critical of Obama and wary of the Pakistani army's double-dealing.

On him, it is said, the King turned with vehement indignation, charging him even with treason and double-dealing.

De Gery pointed out very clearly all the infamies and all the double dealing which surrounded him.

At first they thought that they would have to guard themselves against roguery and double-dealing on the part of the tin workers.

His conduct at this time as at all others laid him open to charges of double dealing and treachery.

Of course it was done honestly; nobody suspects the Mayor of Boston of double-dealing, of intrigue, or of any indirection!

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