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- DictionaryDe·cep·tion/dəˈsepSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining property by deception"
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3 days ago · 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.
the act of deceiving someone by making them believe something that is not true: He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception. (Definition of deception from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of deception. in Chinese (Traditional) 欺騙, 欺詐, 隱瞞… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 欺骗, 欺诈, 隐瞒… See more.
deception. noun. /dɪˈsɛpʃn/ [uncountable] the act of deliberately making someone believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them) synonym deceit a drama full of lies and deception He was accused of obtaining property by deception. Want to learn more?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧cep‧tion /dɪˈsepʃən/ noun [ countable, uncountable] the act of deliberately making someone believe something that is not true → deceive She didn’t have the courage to admit to her deception.
1. a. : 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.
Reviewed by Psychology Today Staff. Deception refers to the act—big or small, cruel or kind—of encouraging people to believe information that is not true. Lying is a common form of...
What does the noun deception mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun deception . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
