CEFR C1
duplicity
noun
Meaning
Deceitful doubleness in speech or action; the practice of pretending to have one set of motives while actually having another.
Examples
- The politician was accused of duplicity for promising tax cuts while secretly planning increases.
- Her duplicity was exposed when her conflicting statements to different colleagues came to light.
Synonyms: deceit, treachery, perfidy, chicanery