marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray
double-dealing
adjective
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Duplizität
eine betrügerische oder doppelzüngige Darstellung
🇫🇷French
duplicité
une représentation frauduleuse ou trompeuse
🇪🇸Spanish
duplicidad
una representación fraudulenta o engañosa
🇮🇹Italian
duplicità
una rappresentazione fraudolenta o duplice
🇳🇱Dutch
dubbelhartigheid
een frauduleuze of dubbelhartige voorstelling
🇵🇹Portuguese
duplicidade
uma representação fraudulenta ou dúbia
🇷🇺Russian
двуличность
мошенническое или двуличное представление
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कपट
एक कपटपूर्ण या दोहरावपूर्ण प्रतिनिधित्व
🇧🇩Bengali
দ্বৈততা
একটি প্রতারণামূলক বা ডুপ্লিসিটাস উপস্থাপনা
🇮🇳Tamil
இரட்டைத்தன்மை
ஒரு மோசடி அல்லது போலியான பிரதிநிதித்துவம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ద్వంద్వత్వం
ఒక మోసపూరిత లేదా నకిలీ ప్రాతినిధ్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
दुटप्पीपणा
एक फसवे किंवा डुप्लिसीट प्रतिनिधित्व
🇮🇳Gujarati
દ્વિગુણિતતા
કપટી અથવા ડુપ્લિકેટસ રજૂઆત
🇮🇳Kannada
ದ್ವಂದ್ವತೆ
ಮೋಸದ ಅಥವಾ ನಕಲಿ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇരട്ടത്താപ്പ്
വഞ്ചനാപരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇരട്ട പ്രാതിനിധ്യം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡੁਪਲੀਸੀਟੀ
ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਦੋਹਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دوغلا پن
ایک دھوکہ دہی یا نقلی نمائندگی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
表里不一
欺诈或口是心非的陈述
🇯🇵Japanese
二枚舌
詐欺的または二重の表現
🇰🇷Korean
이중성
사기성 또는 이중 표현
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự dối trá
một đại diện gian lận hoặc trùng lặp
🇹🇭Thai
ความซ้ำซ้อน
การแสดงที่ฉ้อโกงหรือซ้ำซ้อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
bermuka dua
representasi yang curang atau bermuka dua
🇵🇭Filipino
pandaraya
isang mapanlinlang o duplicit na representasyon
🇲🇾Malay
perduaan
representasi penipuan atau pendua
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ازدواجية
تمثيل احتيالي أو مزدوج
🇮🇷Persian
دوگانگی
یک نمایندگی تقلبی یا دوگانه
🇹🇷Turkish
ikiyüzlülük
sahte veya ikiyüzlü beyan
🇮🇱Hebrew
צְבִיעוּת
ייצוג הונאה או כפול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'duplicity'?
The primary meaning of 'duplicity' is 'a fraudulent or duplicitous representation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'duplicity' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'duplicity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'duplicity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'duplicity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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In your opinion, does the word 'duplicity' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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