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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.dictionary.com › browse › deceptionDECEPTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   What does deception mean? Deception is the act or practice of deceiving —lying, misleading, or otherwise hiding or distorting the truth. The related word deceit often means the same thing.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECEPTION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › deceptionDeception Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   DECEPTION meaning: 1 : the act of making someone believe something that is not true the act of deceiving someone; 2 : an act or statement intended to make people believe something that is not true.