double-crossing
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈdʌbəlˌkrɔsɪŋ/
:
traición
- We've been double-crossing each other ever since we were kids.
- double-crossing son
Examples
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You children are double-crossing me.
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How are you double-crossing her?
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You weren't planning on double-crossing me, were you, Boris?
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You're double-crossing Kruse and Bourman.
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Double-dealing, double-crossing treachery, and broken contracts are their hallmark.
Blog text (8) -
There are just times that you can't get what you want by stringing people up by the neck, or bullying them into double-crossing someone they care about.
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In narrative terms, only now does Nick realize that by double-crossing the killers, by trying to cheat death, he has been tricked into the very crime that George attributes to Anderson.
Academic text (2017) -
Handler is "getting back to basics," so to speak, reminding us that beneath all the double-crossings and conspiracies, he's really trying to tell us about how families can stick together and fall apart.
Blog text (8) -
Heck, some members themselves will resort to infiltration, betrayal, double-crossing, and spying in order to get a peek behind closed doors of other guilds and seize the upper hand.
Blog text (8) -
The detective uncovered the double-crossing that had led to his downfall.
Synonyms
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3.9
An act of not being loyal to someone, for example telling their secrets or helping an enemy
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2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
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7.5
To betray someone's trust or loyalty
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
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5.4
A secret act of betrayal by someone who seems friendly
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4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
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6.6
To betray someone after pretending to help them
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8.0
To try to make someone less honest or loyal
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9.9
A dishonest act that breaks someone's trust
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
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7.1
Dishonest or sneaky behaviour to get what you want
The act of betraying your country or people by helping their enemies
Being disloyal to your country, friends, or cause
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Antonyms
How Treacherous
Surface Forms
Morphology
double-crossing = double-cross (semi-transparent) = double + cross + ing
Formed by adding the productive verb nominalizer '-ing' to the verb 'double-cross', a clear derivation for learners who know the verb.
Etymology
Double-crossing comes from the parts double and cross: double means 'twice' and to cross someone means to 'go against' or betray them. So, double-crossing is secretly betraying someone who thought you were on their side.