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Adjective: double-dealing  'dú-bul 'dee-ling
  1. Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
    "a double-dealing double agent";
    - ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued
Noun: double-dealing  'dú-bul 'dee-ling
  1. Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
    "His double-dealing was exposed when his secret emails were leaked";
    - duplicity

Derived forms: double-dealings

See also: dishonest, dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation

Encyclopedia: Double-dealing