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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kapatipan
"उसके कपटीपन ने सभी को हैरान कर दिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in contradictory ways to different people to mislead.
"His political duplicity became evident when his private promises contradicted his public statements." - 2
The quality or state of being double or twofold.
"The duplicity of the document's terms caused considerable confusion during negotiations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word 'duplicite', coming from Old French, and ultimately from the Latin 'duplicitatem' meaning 'foldness' or 'double-ness'. Historically, it evolved from expressing a literal double state into its current figurative meaning of deceitfulness and contradictory speech or actions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Duplicity" is said worldwide
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duplicité
Transliteration: dy.pli.si.te
"Sa duplicité a fini par être découverte par ses collègues."
Doppelzüngigkeit
Transliteration: dɔpl̩ˈtsʏŋɪçkaɪ̯t
"Niemand vertraut ihm wegen seiner ständigen Doppelzüngigkeit."
duplicità
Transliteration: du.pli.tʃiˈta
"La sua duplicità ha rovinato ogni possibilità di accordo."
duplicidad
Transliteration: du.pli.siˈdad
"La duplicidad en sus declaraciones confundió a los votantes."
duplicidade
Transliteration: du.pli.siˈda.dʒi
"Ele foi criticado pela duplicidade de seu comportamento."
कपटीपन
Transliteration: kapatipan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसके कपटीपन ने सभी को हैरान कर दिया।"
两面派
Transliteration: liǎng miàn pài
Script: 中文汉字
"他的两面派作风让大家都很厌恶。"
표리부동
Transliteration: pyo-ri-bu-dong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 표리부동한 태도에 모두가 실망했다."
二枚舌
Transliteration: nimaizhita
Script: 日本語
"彼の二枚舌な発言は信用できない。"
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