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. — marafon
deDer Schein trügt. — Esperantostern
Tom is being deliberately deceptive.
I think it's very deceptive.
It was deceptive.
Appearances can be deceptive.
ruВнешность может быть обманчива. — corvard
deDer Schein kann trügen. — freddy1
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