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US
/duˈpɫɪsɪti/
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[ UK /djuːplˈɪsɪti/ ]
[ UK /djuːplˈɪsɪti/ ]
NOUN
- a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
- acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
How To Use duplicity In A Sentence
- There will be no more duplicity, crookedness, and desire for name, fame, and prestige.
- I have been accused of perfidy, malingering, duplicity, charlatanism and forty other words that I don't know the meaning of.
- Nor will I tolerate any lying or duplicity.
- That sounds like honesty rather than duplicity. Times, Sunday Times
- Love, sex, duplicity, betrayal - the abiding themes of literature are all there, along with the fascinating twist that it's all going on under the watchful eye of the public.
- She claimed to be going off to invigilate an exam for a friend, but I sensed duplicity in the air.
- Eventually they will become so distracted, and their relationships will be so corroded by duplicity and miscommunication, that they will simply give up and die out.
- The other Rebuplican duplicity is to label a piece of legislation opposite of it's intended purpose ( "Healthy Forest Initiative" = cut down the last of America's old-growth forest, "Clean Skies Initiative" = relax pollution laws, release more mercury, sulfer dioxide, etc.) Graham: Dems engaging in 'seedy Chicago politics'
- Indulge at length your preoccupation with lying, bullying, malice, chicanery, duplicity and revenge.
- In fact, it seems that the only people privy to the scheming duplicity of most of the contestants are the camera operators.