double-crossing

Definitions of double-crossing
  1. noun
    an act of betrayal
    “I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing”
    synonyms: double cross
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    type of:
    betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason
    an act of deliberate betrayal
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