double-tongued
- adjective
- /ˈdʌbəlˈtʌŋd/
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hipócrita
- Business rivals accused him of being double-tongued when he praised their work but secretly undermined them.
Examples
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She was wary of his double-tongued reassurances, suspecting his true intentions were different.
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Many regarded the politician as double-tongued because he made promises he never intended to keep.
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The politician was double-tongued in his speeches.
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Don't trust him; he's double-tongued!
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Business rivals accused him of being double-tongued when he praised their work but secretly undermined them.
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Many regarded the politician as double-tongued because he made promises he never intended to keep.
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She was wary of his double-tongued reassurances, suspecting his true intentions were different.
Synonyms
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6.1
Acting like you have strong moral rules when you do not follow them
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7.8
Pretending to be honest by hiding what you know
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5.3
Appearing true but making someone believe something that is not true
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5.0
Acting in a dishonest way to make people believe something untrue
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6.7
A person who acts friendly to your face while saying bad things behind your back
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8.9
Pretending to feel one way while acting another way
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8.9
A person or plan that tricks people to get what they want
Appearing friendly while secretly acting in a dishonest way
To pretend to feel one thing while acting the opposite
Antonyms
How Deceitful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Double-tongued combines double ('two') and tongue ('speech'), so it creates the image of a person with 'two tongues' who says one thing to one person and another thing to someone else. That's why it means being deliberately deceitful or 'two-faced'.