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   De·cep·tion

   /dəˈsepSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining property by deception"
   • ▪ a thing that deceives: "a range of elaborate deceptions" Similar deceitdeceitfulnessduplicitydouble-dealingfraudfraudulencecheatingtrickerydupinghoodwinkingchicaneryunderhandednessdeviousnessslynesscunningcraftcraftinesswilinessartfulnessguiledissimulationdissemblingbluffbluffinglyingpretenseartificetreacheryinformal:crookednessmonkey businessfunny businesshanky-pankyjiggery-pokerykidologymonkeyshinescodologyarchaic:managementknaverytrickstratagemdeviceruseschemedodgemaneuvercontrivancemachinationsubterfugecheatswindleconfidence trickshamfraudpretenseimposturehoaxfakemisrepresentationblindwileartificeTrojan horseinformal:concon tricksetupgamescamstingleg-pullflimflamwheezebuncogriftlurkrortschlenterinformal, dated:flankerarchaic:shiftfetchrig

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin deceptio(n-), from decipere ‘deceive’.

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

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   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....

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deceptionDeception - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Deception is a trick or scheme used to get what you want, like the deception you used to get your sister to agree to do all your chores for a month. Deception occurs when you deceive, a word that comes from the Latin de- meaning "from" and capere, meaning "to take."

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondeception noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [countable] a trick intended to make somebody believe something that is not true synonym deceit. The whole episode had been a cruel deception. His elaborate deception fooled everyone. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DeceptionDeception - Wikipedia

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   Deception is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. This occurs when a deceiver uses information against a person to make them believe an idea is true. Deception can be used with both verbal and nonverbal messages.

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7. www.dictionary.com › browse › deceptionDeception Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Deception definition, the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived. See more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDECEPTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DECEPTION definition: the act of deceiving someone by making them believe something that is not true: . Learn more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECEPTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · deception in American English. (dɪˈsepʃən) noun. 1. the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived. 2. something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice. SYNONYMS 2. trick, stratagem, ruse, wile, hoax, imposture.