double-dealing

/ˌˈdʌbəl ˌˈdilɪŋ/

Definitions of double-dealing

1. noun

   acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
   synonyms: duplicity

   type of:

   deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation

   the act of deceiving
2. adjective

   marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
   “a double-dealing double agent”

   synonyms: Janus-faced, ambidextrous, deceitful, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced

   dishonest, dishonorable

   deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive