double-crossing

1. 1.

   an act of betrayal

   “he gave us the old double cross”

   “I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing”

   Synonymsdouble cross

   Broadertreachery

Questions about double-crossing

What does double-crossing mean?

double-crossing means "an act of betrayal".

How many syllables are in double-crossing?

double-crossing has 4 syllables: dou-ble--cros-sing. The stress falls on "ble-".

What is another word for double-crossing?

Close synonyms include double cross. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is double-crossing a common word?

double-crossing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.