deception
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a…An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
» Tom is a master of deception.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
deliberate deception
pure deception
Betrug, Betrügerei, Täuschung
обма́нobmán, ложьložʹ, заблужде́ниеzabluždénije
обма́нobmán
- the act of deceiving
- a misleading falsehood
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
Examples
28 sentencesTom is a master of deception.
Nothing can justify deception and manipulation.
Sami is a master of deception.
The art of espionage is deception.
I gave it the name of deception.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceiveFrom Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”).
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Forms
plural: deceptions| Singular | deception |
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regular
Synonyms
30 synonyms- the act of deceiving:deceitdissemblingdissimulation
- a misleading falsehood:misrepresentationdeceit
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers:magic trickconjuring tricktrickmagiclegerdemainconjurationthaumaturgyillusion
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.