deceptive
deceptive · more deceptive · most deceptive
обманливий
обманчивый
irreführend, trügerisch, betrügerisch
Likely or attempting to deceiveLikely or attempting to deceive.
/dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/
» Looks can be deceptive.
Der Schein trügt.
Внешность обманчива.
Meaning
1 sensesLikely or attempting to deceive.
deceptive practices
Appearances can be deceptive.
betrügerisch, irreführend, trügerisch
обма́нчивыйobmánčivyj
More definitions
- designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
- causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
Examples
26 sentencesLooks can be deceptive.
ruВнешность обманчива.
deDer Schein trügt.
Tom is being deliberately deceptive.
I think it's very deceptive.
It was deceptive.
Appearances can be deceptive.
ruВнешность может быть обманчива.
deDer Schein kann trügen.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
misleading, attempting to deceive:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
misleading, attempting to deceive:
Origin
From Middle French déceptif, from Latin dēceptīvus, from dēcipiō (“to deceive”).From Middle French déceptif, from Latin dēceptīvus, from dēcipiō (“to deceive”).
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Forms
more deceptive, most deceptive| Comparative | more deceptive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most deceptive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently:misleading
- causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true:delusory
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
33 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form