Definition of double-dealing Double-dealing
dou•ble•deal•ing
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What does double-dealing mean?
WordNet
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| double-dealing - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray | ||
| ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued | ||
| dishonest, dishonorable deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive | ||
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| double-dealing - acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||
| duplicity | ||
| dissimulation, dissembling, deceit, deception the act of deceiving | ||
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Wiktionary 
- double-dealing (Noun)
deceit or treachery. - double-dealing (Adjective)
Cheating, dishonest; treacherous.
