acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
[ Syn: duplicity ]
double-dealing (n.)
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; she was a deceitful scheming little thing- Israel Zangwill; a double-dealing double agent; a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer- W.M.Thackeray
[ Syn: ambidextrous , deceitful , duplicitous , janus-faced , two-faced , double-faced , double-tongued ]