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double-dealing vs deceit

deceit vs double-dealing

double-dealing and deceit both are nouns.

double-dealing is an adjective but deceit is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
double-dealing Yes Yes No No
deceit Yes No No No
As nouns, deceit is a hypernym of double-dealing; that is, deceit is a word with a broader meaning than double-dealing:
  • double-dealing: acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
  • deceit: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of double-dealing include deception, dissembling, dissimulation.
double-dealing (noun) deceit (noun)
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another the act of deceiving
the quality of being fraudulent
a misleading falsehood
double-dealing (adjective) deceit (adjective)
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Difference between double-dealing and deceit

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