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double-dealing

/ˈdʌb.əl ˈdiː.lɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈdʌb.əl ˈdiː.lɪŋ/C2formal
  • ruОписывает человека, который является лживым или нечестным, особенно притворяясь, что поддерживает одну сторону, в то время как тайно помогает другой.

Describes someone who is deceitful or dishonest, especially by pretending to support one side while secretly helping the other.

  1. Deceitful or dishonestC1formal

    Characterized by deception, especially by pretending to have one set of feelings while acting under the influence of another.

    ruДвуличный

    • The double-dealing politician promised reform while secretly accepting bribes.
    • His double-dealing behavior destroyed the trust of his colleagues.
    • She was known for her double-dealing tactics in business negotiations.

    Synonymsdeceitfuldishonestdisingenuousduplicitoushypocriticalinsincereperfidioustreacheroustwo-facedunderhanded

    Antonymscandidhonestsincerestraightforwardtruthful

Forms
  • more double-dealing comparative form
  • most double-dealing superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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noun

/ˌdʌb.əl ˈdiː.lɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее акт нечестности или обмана, когда человек притворяется, что имеет одни намерения, а тайно действует в соответствии с другими.

A noun referring to the act of being dishonest or deceptive by pretending to have one set of intentions while secretly acting under another.

uncountable

  1. Deception or BetrayalC1formal

    The act of pretending to support someone while secretly working against them; dishonest behavior.

    ruДвуличие

    • The politician was accused of double-dealing after promising tax cuts but raising taxes.
    • His double-dealing was exposed when his secret emails were leaked.
    • The spy's double-dealing involved selling secrets to both sides.

    Synonymsbetrayalchicanerydeceitdeceptiondishonestyduplicityhypocrisyperfidytreachery

    Antonymshonestyintegritysinceritytruthfulness

Forms
  • double-dealings plural form
  • double-dealings' possessive plural form
  • double-dealing's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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