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double-dealing

[ duhb-uh l-dee-ling ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈdi lɪŋ /

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noun

duplicity; treachery; deception.

adjective

using duplicity; treacherous.

Origin of double-dealing

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby double-dealing

double-cross, double-crostic, double-cut, double-date, double-deal, double-dealing, double-deck, double-decker, double-declutch, double-digit, double-dip

Definition for double-dealing (2 of 2)

double-deal

[ duhb-uh l-deel ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈdil /

verb (used without object), dou·ble-dealt [duhb-uh l-delt] /ˈdʌb əlˈdɛlt/, dou·ble-deal·ing.

to practice double-dealing.

Origin of double-deal

First recorded in 1965–70

OTHER WORDS FROM double-deal

dou·ble-deal·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for double-dealing

Well, if Washington had any brains, it would not continue to let Karzai get away with this double-dealing.

Shove It, Karzai! |Leslie H. Gelb |June 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It's a legitimate question from those critical of Obama and wary of the Pakistani army's double-dealing.

Can This Man End the Afghan War? |Imtiaz Gul |October 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
For Pascherette, in her cunning scheme of double-dealing, had played into her lady's hands to an extent unhoped for by Dolores.

The Pirate Woman |Aylward Edward Dingle
Disposes to fraud, double-dealing, and irresponsible actions.

Astrology |Sepharial

It was this very practice which excited the wrath of our pious King Charles, in all his horror of double-dealing.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 |Various
This double-dealing answered his purpose, which was to keep the Bugis forces divided and to weaken them by fighting.

Lord Jim |Joseph Conrad
She knew the family faults; they were bounded by the family virtues, and double-dealing was not within the pale.

The Shadow of a Man |E. W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for double-dealing

double-dealing

noun

action characterized by treachery or deceit
(as modifier)double-dealing treachery

Derived forms of double-dealing

double-dealer, noun