double-dealing meaning and definition

DOUBLE-DEALING noun

Definition of double-dealing (noun)

1. acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
   • synonyms: duplicity

DOUBLE-DEALING adjective

Definition of double-dealing (adjective)

1. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
   • "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
   • synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced