duplicity
nounDeceit through contradictory words or conduct.
Deceptive double-dealing
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nounThe act of deliberately misleading someone through false statements or appearances.
deception
nounThe act of leading someone to believe something false, or a device used to do so.
hypocrisy
nounClaiming principles or standards that one's own behavior contradicts.
insincerity
nounA lack of honesty or genuineness in expressed feelings or intentions.
Lack of genuineness
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two-facedness
nounInsincerity shown by presenting different or conflicting attitudes to different people.
Conflicting insincere attitudes
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