duplicity

noun
🔊/djuːˈplɪsəti/
🔊/duːˈplɪsəti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural duplicities)
(formal)
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  1. dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true 欺骗,奸诈(行为)synonym deceitTopics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French duplicite or late Latin duplicitas, from Latin duplic- ‘twofold’, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’.