deviousness

• صفة أو سمة تدل على الخداع والالتواء في الطبع أو السلوك، أو على استخدام أساليب غير مباشرة وغامضة ومضللة لتحقيق غرض ما.

A noun referring to the quality of being indirect, evasive, or deceitful in character or behavior.

غير معدود

1. Indirectness or circuitousnessC1formal

   The quality of being not straightforward or direct, often in a roundabout or rambling manner.

   الالتواء

   • The deviousness of the path through the forest made the hike longer than expected.
   • His deviousness in explaining the plan confused everyone.
   • The author's deviousness in the narrative kept readers guessing.

   المرادفاتevasivenessindirectnessmeanderingobliqueness

   الأضدادdirectnesslinearitystraightforwardness

2. Deceitfulness or underhandednessC1formal

   The quality of being dishonest, cunning, or using trickery to achieve a goal.

   الخداع والمكر

   • The politician's deviousness was exposed by the investigative journalist.
   • She used deviousness to manipulate her way into the position.
   • His deviousness in the business deal cost the company millions.

   المرادفاتartfulnesscraftinesscunningdeceitfulnessduplicityguileslynesssneakinesssubterfugetrickerywiliness

   الأضدادcandorhonestyopennesssinceritystraightforwardnesstruthfulness