deception (noun)

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• deception — ► NOUN 1) the action of deceiving. 2) a thing that deceives …   English terms dictionary

• deception — de‧cep‧tion [dɪˈsepʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] another word for deceit: • He pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and deception. * * * deception UK US /dɪˈsepʃən/ noun [C or U] ► dishonest or illegal methods that are used to get something …   Financial and business terms

• deception — de·cep·tion /di sep shən/ n 1: an act of deceiving 2: something that deceives: deceit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• deception — noun Etymology: Middle English decepcioun, from Anglo French deception, from Late Latin deception , deceptio, from Latin decipere to deceive Date: 15th century 1. a. the act of deceiving b. the fact or condition of being deceived 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• deception — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruel ▪ elaborate ▪ His elaborate deception fooled everyone. ▪ deliberate, intentional ▪ outright …   Collocations dictionary

• deception — noun 1) they obtained money by deception Syn: deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, double dealing, fraud, cheating, trickery, chicanery, deviousness, slyness, wiliness, guile, bluff, lying, pretense, treachery; informal crookedness …   Thesaurus of popular words

• deception — noun 1) they obtained money by deception Syn: deceit, duplicity, double dealing, fraud, cheating, trickery, guile, bluff, lying, pretence, treachery 2) it was all a deception Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• deception — noun (C, U) the act of deliberately making someone believe something that is not true: outrage at the government s deception …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• deception — noun An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy. See Also: deceive, deceptive …   Wiktionary

• deception — noun the action of deceiving. ↘a thing that deceives. Origin ME: from late L. deceptio(n ), from decipere deceive …   English new terms dictionary

• deception — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Misrepresentation Nouns 1. (act of deceiving) deception, deceptiveness; falseness, falsehood, untruth; imposition, imposture, misinformation, disinformation; fraud, fraudulence, deceit, deceitfulness,… …   English dictionary for students