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- DictionaryDe·cep·tion/dəˈsepSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining property by deception"
: the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving. resorting to falsehood and deception. used deception to leak the classified information. b. : the fact or condition of being deceived. the deception of his audience. 2. : something that deceives : trick.
dishonest or illegal methods that are used to get something, or to make people believe that something is true when it is not: The couple were accused of obtaining money by deception. The Insolvency Act makes stringent provision for company fraud and deception.
something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice. Synonyms: imposture, hoax, wile, ruse, stratagem, trick. deception. / dɪˈsɛpʃən / noun. the act of deceiving or the state of being deceived. something that deceives; trick.
noun. /dɪˈsepʃn/ Word Family. [uncountable] the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them) synonym deceit Topics Personal qualities c1. a drama full of lies and deception. He was accused of obtaining property by deception. Extra Examples. Topics Crime and punishment c1.
Definitions of deception. noun. a misleading falsehood. synonyms: deceit, misrepresentation. see more. noun. the act of deceiving. synonyms: deceit, dissembling, dissimulation. see more. noun. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.
something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice. Synonyms: imposture, hoax, wile, ruse, stratagem, trick. deception. / dɪˈsɛpʃən / noun. the act of deceiving or the state of being deceived. something that deceives; trick.
1. the act of deceiving, or the state of being deceived. 2. something that deceives or is intended to deceive; trick; ruse. [1400–50; late Middle English decepcioun < Old French < Late Latin dēceptiō = Latin dēcep-, variant s. of dēcipere (see deceive) + -tiō -tion]
noun. deceptions. The act or practice of deceiving. Webster's New World. The use of deceit. American Heritage. The fact or condition of being deceived. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud. Webster's New World. A ruse; a trick. American Heritage.
DECEPTION definition: the act of deceiving someone by making them believe something that is not true: . Learn more.
Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone. He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception. Synonyms: trick, lie, fraud, cheat More Synonyms of deception. More Synonyms of deception. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
