DUPLICITY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of duplicity – Learner’s Dictionary

duplicity
noun [ U ]
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/djʊˈplɪsəti/ us
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attempts to trick people by dishonestly telling different people different things

(Definition of duplicity from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of duplicity

in Chinese (Traditional)
欺騙, （尤指）搞兩面派…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
欺骗, （尤指）搞两面派…
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in Spanish
duplicidad, impostura, Duplicidad…
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in Portuguese
duplicidade, impostura, falsidade…
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farklı kişilere farklı şeyler söylemek, iki yüzlülük, ikili oynama…
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duplicité…
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onbetrouwbaarheid…
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nečestnost, faleš…
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uoprigtighed, dobbeltspil…
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penipuan…
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การหลอกลวง, ความไม่ซื่อตรง…
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lừa dối…
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obłuda…
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dubbelspel, falskhet…
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kegandaduaan…
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das falsche Spiel…
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ulikhet…
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нещирість, дволичність…
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двуличность…
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