two-faced

The definition of two-faced is someone who is insincere or who acts one way in certain situations and then in a contrary manner in others.

(adjective)

An example of someone who would be described as two-faced is a person who pretends to be your friend and then starts calling you names as soon as you leave the room.

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See two-faced in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. having two faces, surfaces, etc.
  2. deceitful; hypocritical

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See two-faced in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Having two faces or surfaces.
  2. Hypocritical or double-dealing; deceitful.

Related Forms:

  • twoˈ-facˈed·ly (-fāˈsĭd-lē, -fāstˈlē) adverb
  • twoˈ-facˈed·ness noun

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