double-dealing
Noun
Adjective
deception, fraud, double-dealing, subterfuge, trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives.
deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource.
fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice.
double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude.
subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end.
trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat.
1529, in the meaning defined above
1587, in the meaning defined above
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