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Duplicity means dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
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Duplicity is the quality or state of being double or twofold, especially in deception or dishonesty. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and legal usage of duplicity from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
duplicity n (deceitful behaviour) duplicidade sf : After the spy's duplicity was discovered, his boss ordered his assassination.
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: trickery, hypocrisy, guile, fraud, dissimulation, deception, deceit. Antonyms: straightforwardness, directness, candidness, honesty.
Duplicity is from a Latin word meaning "twofold, having two parts." Someone who shows duplicity is two-faced — maybe showing one side in public and another in private — or is just a liar, saying something known to be untrue or misleading.
Duplicity is a noun that means dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish it from irony with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app and website.
