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Duplicity Time Deception Pretending Feel Act Acting Jackie's

word duplicity
definition Deception by pretending to feel and act one way while acting in another.
eg_sentence By the time Jackie's duplicity in the whole matter had come to light, she had left town, leaving no forwarding address.
explanation The Greek god Zeus often resorted to duplicity to get what he wanted, and most of the time what he wanted was some woman. His duplicity usually involved a disguise: he appeared to Leda as a swan, and to Europa as a bull. Sometimes he had to be duplicitous to get around his wife, Hera. After he had had his way with Io and was about to get caught, he turned her into a cow to avoid Hera's anger
IPA duˈplɪsɪti

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