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DOUBLE-CROSSING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act of betrayal

Example:

I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing

Synonyms:

double-crossing; double cross

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("double-crossing" is a kind of...):

betrayal; perfidy; treachery; treason (an act of deliberate betrayal)

Derivation:

double cross (betray by double-dealing)

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