dou·ble-cross
ˌdə-bəl-ˈkrȯs 
double-crossed; double-crossing; double-crosses
: to deceive by double-dealing : betray
double-crosser
noun
1
a
: an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it
b
: an act of betraying or cheating an associate
2
: a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)
Synonyms
Examples of double-cross in a Sentence
Verb
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
Noun
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
Recent Examples on the Web
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
For Gracie, her elimination came after she was double-crossed by Naomi, who purposely lied to her about Adam’s celebrity relative being Dustin Hoffman.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
When Josue double crosses his employers, he is executed for his betrayal.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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Verb
Naomi talks exclusively with PEOPLE about being double-crossed by Hud and Adam, teasing 'all is fair and love and war and Claim to Fame'
Comments
Alliances were certainly tested during this week’s Claim to Fame.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
For Gracie, her elimination came after she was double-crossed by Naomi, who purposely lied to her about Adam’s celebrity relative being Dustin Hoffman.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Noun
Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 deaths of a man and a woman shot in the North End of Hartford following a double cross scheme that involved drugs and a gun.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024
When Josue double crosses his employers, he is executed for his betrayal.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-cross. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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