DOUBLE-CROSSING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double-crossing mean? 

• DOUBLE-CROSSING (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE-CROSSING has 1 sense:

1. an act of betrayal

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE-CROSSING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE-CROSSING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act of betrayal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

double-crossing; double cross

Context example:

I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing

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

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

Derivation:

double cross (betray by double-dealing)