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• n  a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
• n  acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

• The duplicity of the real estate agent left a bad taste in the mouth; after negotiating with Girish he went off to sell the property to Rajesh.
• And Washington is fed up with Karzai's duplicity and fecklessness.
• As the battle developed, both sides resorted to intrigue and duplicity worthy of the Medicis.

• fraudulence
• double-dealing

News & Articles

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• US scrambles to get Afghanistan talks back on track
  The Afghan government called off the talks after accusing the US of duplicity for agreeing to meet with the Taliban.
  June 20, 2013 - GlobalPost

Quotes

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• John Kerry in Denver Post
  America today sends abroad "a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy," branding us an "international pariah," Kerry told the World Economic Forum in Switzerland last month.
• George Miller in Times of India
  In Pakistan, we can no longer suffer the duplicity of that government in sort of fighting and not fighting and supporting and not supporting,Miller said.
• Bob Corker in msnbc.com
  Sen. Bob Corker accused the president of "duplicity": "I've always found it's good to be frank. If you have an opportunity to talk to someone, you should talk about what's on your mind," Corker said, but "he questioned 'the audacity' of...