duplicity
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8.1
- noun
- /djuˈplɪsɪti/
:
duplicidad
- Yet his muddled behavior serves as a foil to the duplicity of Cinna's motives.
I just won't because the hypocrisy, the duplicity, the blatant opportunism.
- I just won't because the hypocrisy, the duplicity, the blatant opportunism.
- I mean it is duplicity at its finest.
- So here's where they show greater duplicity.
- I would be, you know, remiss and not calling out my own duplicity here.
- You know, the, the, the, the duplicity and, and just nastiness and actual prejudice and racism is just crazy.
- Why call it the section of duplicity or dissemblance?
Examples
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She was known for her duplicity, often saying one thing to her friends and another to her rivals.
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O'Wally had learned much about the exercise of power and duplicity from his study of history.
Fiction book (1998) -
And they have a certain duplicity, if you will.
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I just hate the duplicity of this.
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What taught you such duplicity?
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I mean it is duplicity at its finest.
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His actions appear to include a measure of duplicity and compromise.
Academic text (2005) -
Not surprisingly, the administration reveals confusion, if not duplicity, in handling the situation.
Academic text (1993) -
I shook my head, disgusted at their duplicity, but they were very pleased with themselves.
Fiction book (1991) -
You criticize the duplicity of governments that do backroom deals and and don't engage with public opinion.
Synonyms
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2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
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9.3
A habit of often telling lies that makes it difficult for people to trust you
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9.9
Secret dishonest actions that trick people to get money or power
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8.8
A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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6.5
Trying to make other people believe something that is not true
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7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
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8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
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7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
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9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
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7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
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7.1
Dishonest or sneaky behaviour to get what you want
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6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
Act of showing a friendly face while hiding true feelings
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
duplicity = duplicate (semi-transparent) = duplic + ity
The form relates to 'duplicate'/'double', but the specific sense 'double-dealing' is a semantic specialization not fully predictable from 'duplicate'.
Etymology
Duplicity comes from a Latin idea of 'double' and is related to familiar words like duplicate and duo, which mean a copy or 'two'. So duplicity is like being 'two-faced', acting one way to someone and another way to others, which is why it means dishonest, double-dealing behavior.