Associations to the word «Duplicity»

Wiktionary

DUPLICITY, noun. Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.

Dictionary definition

DUPLICITY, noun. A fraudulent or duplicitous representation.
DUPLICITY, noun. Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another.

Wise words

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams