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duplicity

(djuːplɪsɪti, US duː-)

uncountable noun

If you accuse someone of duplicity, you mean that they are deceitful.

[formal]

Malcolm believed he was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.

Synonyms: deceit, fraud, deception, hypocrisy More Synonyms of duplicity

duplicity in British English

(djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -ties

deception; double-dealing

Derived forms

duplicitous (duˈplicitous)

adjective

Word origin

C15: from Old French duplicite, from Late Latin duplicitās a being double, from Latin duplex

duplicity in American English

(duˈplɪsəti; djuˈplɪsəti)

nounWord forms: plural duˈplicities

hypocritical cunning or deception; double-dealing

Word origin

ME duplicite < OFr duplicité < LL duplicitas < L duplicare: see duplex

Examples of 'duplicity' in a sentence
duplicity

That sounds like honesty rather than duplicity.His duplicity would have been fatal in anyone less gifted.But this is less about intellectual property than about sheer intellectual duplicity.I remember them alleging malice, pride and duplicity.

(noun) in the sense of deceit

Definition

deceitful behaviour

He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.

Synonyms

deceit

The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.

fraud

He was jailed for two years for fraud.

deception

He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.

hypocrisy

He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.

dishonesty

She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence.

guile

I love children's innocence and lack of guile.

artifice

the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks

falsehood

She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.

double-dealing

There has been some double-dealing.

chicanery

The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery.

perfidy (literary)

He cited many examples to illustrate the perfidy of his adversaries.

dissimulation

Opposites

honesty

candour

straightforwardness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of artifice

Definition

a clever trick

the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks

Synonyms

cunning,

scheming,

trick,

device,

craft,

tactic,

manoeuvre,

deception,

hoax,

expedient,

ruse,

guile,

trickery,

duplicity,

subterfuge,

stratagem,

contrivance,

chicanery,

wile,

craftiness,

artfulness,

slyness,

machination,

dodge

in the sense of chicanery

Definition

trickery or deception

The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery.

Synonyms

trickery,

cheating,

intrigue,

deception,

artifice,

wiles,

duplicity,

subterfuge,

stratagems,

chicane,

double-dealing,

skulduggery (informal),

sharp practice,

sophistry,

deviousness,

wire-pulling (US),

underhandedness,

dodge

in the sense of deception

Definition

the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived

He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.

Synonyms

trickery,

fraud,

deceit,

hypocrisy,

cunning,

treachery,

guile,

duplicity,

insincerity,

legerdemain,

dissimulation,

craftiness,

fraudulence,

deceitfulness,

deceptiveness

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duplicity

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单词	duplicity
释义	Trends of duplicity View usage for: duplicity (djuːplɪsɪti, US duː-) uncountable noun If you accuse someone of duplicity, you mean that they are deceitful. [formal] Malcolm believed he was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings. Synonyms: deceit, fraud, deception, hypocrisy More Synonyms of duplicity duplicity in British English (djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties deception; double-dealing Derived forms duplicitous (duˈplicitous) adjective Word origin C15: from Old French duplicite, from Late Latin duplicitās a being double, from Latin duplex duplicity in American English (duˈplɪsəti; djuˈplɪsəti) nounWord forms: plural duˈplicities hypocritical cunning or deception; double-dealing Word origin ME duplicite < OFr duplicité < LL duplicitas < L duplicare: see duplex Examples of 'duplicity' in a sentence duplicity That sounds like honesty rather than duplicity. Times, Sunday Times (2013) His duplicity would have been fatal in anyone less gifted. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) But this is less about intellectual property than about sheer intellectual duplicity. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I remember them alleging malice, pride and duplicity. Times, Sunday Times (2014) (noun) in the sense of deceit Definition deceitful behaviour He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings. Synonyms deceit The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. fraud He was jailed for two years for fraud. deception He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. hypocrisy He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story. dishonesty She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence. guile I love children's innocence and lack of guile. artifice the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks falsehood She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood. double-dealing There has been some double-dealing. chicanery The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery. perfidy (literary) He cited many examples to illustrate the perfidy of his adversaries. dissimulation Opposites honesty , candour , straightforwardness Additional synonyms in the sense of artifice Definition a clever trick the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks Synonyms cunning, scheming, trick, device, craft, tactic, manoeuvre, deception, hoax, expedient, ruse, guile, trickery, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagem, contrivance, chicanery, wile, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, machination, dodge in the sense of chicanery Definition trickery or deception The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery. Synonyms trickery, cheating, intrigue, deception, artifice, wiles, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagems, chicane, double-dealing, skulduggery (informal), sharp practice, sophistry, deviousness, wire-pulling (US), underhandedness, dodge in the sense of deception Definition the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. Synonyms trickery, fraud, deceit, hypocrisy, cunning, treachery, guile, duplicity, insincerity, legerdemain, dissimulation, craftiness, fraudulence, deceitfulness, deceptiveness Nearby words of duplicity dupe duplicate duplication duplicity durable duration duress Synonyms of 'duplicity' duplicity Explore 'duplicity' in the dictionary
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