double-cross
verb [T] /ˌdʌb.l̩ˈkrɒs/
/-ˈkrɑːs/ informalDefinition
› to deceive someone by working only for your own advantage in the (usually illegal) activities you have planned together: The diamond thief double-crossed his partners and gave them only worthless fake jewels.Cheating and trickingPlotting and trappingDisloyalty, betrayal and treason double-cross noun [C] › They set up a double-cross to cheat him of his money.Cheating and trickingPlotting and trappingDisloyalty, betrayal and treason
(Definition of double-cross verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- backstabber noun
- betrayal noun
- break ranks idiom
- collaborate verb (SUPPORT AN ENEMY)
- collaboration noun (HELPING AN ENEMY)
- deserter noun
- desertion noun
- faithless adjective (NOT LOYAL)
- false adjective (NOT LOYAL)
- fifth column noun
- high treason noun
- infidelity noun
- sell sb down the river idiom
- sellout noun (BROKEN PROMISE)
- stab sb in the back idiom
- traitor noun
- treachery noun
- treasonable adjective
- un-American adjective
- unfaithful adjective
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