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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECEIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.psychologytoday.com › us › basicsDeception | Psychology Today

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   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...

4. 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.

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

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   If a person speaks in a way that gives a false impression, we call the way he speaks "deceptive." If someone pretends to be someone else, that’s an act of deceit, like when a thief pretends to be a valet parking attendant and takes off with your car.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdeceit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

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

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   2 days ago · 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.:

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › deceitdeceit | meaning of deceit in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   From Longman Business Dictionary de‧ceit /dɪˈsiːt/ noun [ countable, uncountable] behaviour that is intended to make someone believe something that is not true Victims of the firm’s fraud and deceit are seeking redress in the courts. Origin deceit (1200-1300) Old French Latin decipere; → DECEIVE.