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- Dictionaryduplicity/djʊˈplɪsɪti/
noun
- 1. deceitfulness: "he was accused of duplicity and branded a traitor"
- 2. the state of being double. archaic
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DUPLICITY definition: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.
The meaning of DUPLICITY is contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action. How to use duplicity in a sentence. Did you know?
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 meaning: 1. dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 2. dishonest…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of duplicity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
