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   De·ceit

   /dəˈsēt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth: "a web of deceit" Similar deceptiondeceitfulnessduplicitydouble-dealingfraudfraudulencecheatingtrickerydupinghoodwinkingchicaneryunderhandednessdeviousnessslynesscunningcraftinesscraftwilinessartfulnessguiledissimulationdissemblingbluffbluffinglyingpretenseartificetreacheryinformal:crookednessmonkey businessfunny businesshanky-pankyjiggery-pokerymonkeyshinescodologyarchaic:managementknaveryshamfraudpretenseimposturehoaxfakemisrepresentationblindwileartificeTrojan horsetrickstratagemdeviceruseschemedodgemaneuvercontrivancemachinationdeceptionsubterfugecheatswindleconfidence trickinformal:concon tricksetupgamescamstingleg-pullflimflamwheezebuncogriftlurkrortschlenterinformal, dated:flankerarchaic:shiftfetchrigOpposite honesty

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, past participle (used as a noun) of deceveir ‘deceive’.

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   The meaning of DECEIT is the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act or practice of deceiving : deception. How to use deceit in a sentence.

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   DECEIT definition: 1. (an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage: 2. (an act of) keeping…. Learn more.

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   What does deceit mean? Deceit is the act or practice of deceiving —lying, misleading, or otherwise hiding or distorting the truth. The word deception often means the same thing and is perhaps more commonly used.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECEIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DECEIT meaning: 1. (an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage: 2. (an act of) keeping…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deceitDeceit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction. any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECEIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   deceit is the quality that prompts intentional concealment or perversion of truth for the purpose of misleading: honest and without deceit. The quality of guile leads to craftiness in the use of deceit: using guile and trickery to attain one's ends. hypocrisy is the pretense of possessing qualities of sincerity, goodness, devotion, etc.:

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   Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › deceitDeceit - definition of deceit by The Free Dictionary

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   deceit is intentional concealment or misrepresentation of the truth: Consumers are often victims of deceit. guile is cunning deceit; it suggests subtle but treacherous tactics: He used guile to gain access to the documents.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondeceit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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    dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true; an example of this behaviour synonym deception. He was accused of lies and deceit. Everyone was involved in this web of deceit. Their marriage was an illusion and a deceit.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDECEIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    DECEIT definition: attempts to make someone believe something that is not true. Learn more.