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deceit. noun [ C or U ] us / dɪˈsiːt / uk / dɪˈsiːt / Add to word list. (an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage: The story is about theft, fraud, and deceit on an incredible scale. When the newspapers published the full story, all his earlier deceits were revealed. Synonym. dissimulation formal.
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 deception—stating something known to be untrue...
Deceit is purposeful falsehood. If you want to keep your true love true to you, avoid any acts of deceit. Deceit comes from the Latin for "cheat." When you deceive someone, you give them a false impression, mislead them so as to get away with something bad.
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.
California Civil Code Section 1710 defines deceit as either: The suggestion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who does not believe it to be true; The assertion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who has no reasonable ground for believing it to be true;
DECEIT definition: attempts to make someone believe something that is not true.
Britannica Dictionary definition of DECEIT. : dishonest behavior : behavior that is meant to fool or trick someone. [noncount] He achieved his goals through lies and (a web of) deceit. [= deception] I began to suspect them of deceit. [= deceitfulness] [count] We were angry when we discovered that her excuse was really a deceit. [= lie] DECEIT ...
