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double-dealing

Dictionary definition · double-dealing

noun

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

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"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).