marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray
“she was a deceitful scheming little thing”
Word Forms
deceitfulness
noun
the quality of being crafty
double-dealing
noun
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
duplicity
noun
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
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Europe
🇩🇪German
doppelzüngig
gekennzeichnet durch vorsätzliche Täuschung, insbesondere dadurch, dass man bestimmte Gefühle vortäuscht und unter dem Einfluss anderer handelt; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W. M. Thackeray
🇫🇷French
trompeur
marqué par une tromperie délibérée, notamment en feignant un ensemble de sentiments et en agissant sous l'influence d'un autre ; - Israël Zangwill ; ; - W.M. Thackeray
🇪🇸Spanish
engañoso
marcado por engaño deliberado, especialmente al fingir un conjunto de sentimientos y actuar bajo la influencia de otro; - Israel Zangwill; ; - WMThackeray
🇮🇹Italian
duplice
contrassegnato da un deliberato inganno, soprattutto fingendo un insieme di sentimenti e agendo sotto l'influenza di un altro; - Israele Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray
🇳🇱Dutch
dubbelzinnig
gekenmerkt door opzettelijke misleiding, vooral door het ene gevoel voor te wenden en te handelen onder de invloed van een ander; - Israël Zangwill; ; - W.M. Thackeray
🇵🇹Portuguese
duvidoso
marcado por engano deliberado, especialmente por fingir um conjunto de sentimentos e agir sob a influência de outro; -Israel Zangwill; ; - WMThackeray
🇷🇺Russian
двуличный
отмечен намеренным обманом, особенно притворством одного набора чувств и действием под влиянием другого; - Исраэль Зангвилл; ; - В.М.Теккерей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दोगला
जानबूझकर धोखेबाजी से चिह्नित, विशेष रूप से भावनाओं के एक सेट का दिखावा करके और दूसरे के प्रभाव में कार्य करके; - इज़राइल ज़ंगविल; ; - डब्ल्यू.एम.ठाकरे
🇧🇩Bengali
দ্বিগুণ
বিশেষ করে এক সেট অনুভূতির ভান করে এবং অন্যের প্রভাবে কাজ করে ইচ্ছাকৃত প্রতারণা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; - ইসরাইল জাংউইল; ; - ডব্লিউ এম ঠাকরে
🇮🇳Tamil
போலித்தனமான
வேண்டுமென்றே ஏமாற்றுவதன் மூலம் குறிப்பாக ஒரு உணர்வுகளை பாசாங்கு செய்வதன் மூலமும் மற்றொன்றின் செல்வாக்கின் கீழ் செயல்படுவதன் மூலமும் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது; - இஸ்ரேல் சாங்வில்; ; - டபிள்யூ.எம்.தாக்கரே
🇮🇳Telugu
ద్వంద్వ
ఉద్దేశపూర్వక మోసపూరితంగా గుర్తించబడింది, ప్రత్యేకించి ఒక భావాలను నటిస్తూ మరియు మరొకదాని ప్రభావంతో వ్యవహరించడం ద్వారా; - ఇజ్రాయెల్ జాంగ్విల్; ; - డబ్ల్యూ.ఎం.థాకరే
🇮🇳Marathi
दुहेरी
जाणूनबुजून फसव्यापणाने चिन्हांकित, विशेषत: भावनांचा एक संच ढोंग करून आणि दुसऱ्याच्या प्रभावाखाली वागून; - इस्रायल झांगविल; ; - वा.म.ठाकरे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડુપ્લિકેટસ
ખાસ કરીને લાગણીઓના એક સમૂહનો ઢોંગ કરીને અને બીજાના પ્રભાવ હેઠળ કામ કરીને ઇરાદાપૂર્વકની છેતરપિંડી દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત; - ઇઝરાયેલ ઝંગવિલ; ; - ડબલ્યુ.એમ.ઠાકરે
🇮🇳Kannada
ದ್ವಂದ್ವ
ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ವಂಚನೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಟಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಮತ್ತು ಇನ್ನೊಂದರ ಪ್ರಭಾವದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ; - ಇಸ್ರೇಲ್ ಜಾಂಗ್ವಿಲ್; ; - ಡಬ್ಲ್ಯೂ.ಎಂ.ಠಾಕ್ರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇരട്ടത്താപ്പ്
ബോധപൂർവമായ വഞ്ചനയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു കൂട്ടം വികാരങ്ങൾ നടിക്കുകയും മറ്റൊന്നിൻ്റെ സ്വാധീനത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക; - ഇസ്രായേൽ സാങ്വിൽ; ; - ഡബ്ല്യു.എം.താക്കറെ
جان بوجھ کر دھوکہ دہی کے ذریعہ نشان زد کیا گیا ہے خاص طور پر احساسات کے ایک سیٹ کا بہانہ کرکے اور دوسرے کے زیر اثر کام کرنا۔ - اسرائیل Zangwill؛ ; - ڈبلیو ایم ٹھاکرے
특히 특정 감정을 가장하고 다른 감정의 영향을 받아 행동함으로써 고의적인 기만 행위가 특징입니다. - 이스라엘 장윌; ; - W.M.Thackeray
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hai mặt
được đánh dấu bằng sự lừa dối có chủ ý, đặc biệt là bằng cách giả vờ một nhóm cảm xúc và hành động dưới ảnh hưởng của một nhóm cảm xúc khác; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thhackeray
ditandai dengan penipuan yang disengaja terutama dengan berpura-pura merasakan serangkaian perasaan dan bertindak di bawah pengaruh perasaan lain; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M. Thackeray
🇲🇾Malay
berganda-ganda
ditandai dengan penipuan yang disengajakan terutamanya dengan berpura-pura satu set perasaan dan bertindak di bawah pengaruh yang lain; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مخادع
يتميز بالخداع المتعمد، خاصة من خلال التظاهر بمجموعة من المشاعر والتصرف تحت تأثير مجموعة أخرى؛ - إسرائيل زانجويل؛ ; - دبليو إم ثاكيراي
🇮🇷Persian
دوگانه
با فریبکاری عمدی به ویژه با تظاهر به مجموعه ای از احساسات و عمل تحت تأثیر گروه دیگر مشخص می شود. - اسرائیل زنگویل; ; - W.M.Thackeray
🇹🇷Turkish
ikiyüzlü
özellikle bir dizi duyguyu taklit ederek ve diğerinin etkisi altında hareket ederek kasıtlı bir aldatmacayla işaretlenmiş; - İsrail Zangwill; ; - W.M. Thackeray
🇮🇱Hebrew
כפול
מסומן בהטעיה מכוונת במיוחד על ידי העמדת פנים של מערכת רגשות אחת ופעולה תחת השפעת אחרת; - ישראל זנגוויל; ; - W.M.Thackeray
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'duplicitous'?
The primary meaning of 'duplicitous' is 'marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'duplicitous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'duplicitous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'duplicitous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'duplicitous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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