deception
Plural: deceptions
Noun
- a misleading falsehood
- the act of deceiving
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
- An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Examples
- deliberate deception
- pure deception
- She got the money out of the tourist by deception.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”).
Synonyms
conjuration, conjuring trick, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, misrepresentation, thaumaturgy, trick, Abraham work, Punic faith, deception, dupery, fiddle, jugglery, list, mislead, rinky-dink, ruse, subterfuge, swack, trickery
Scrabble Score: 14
deception: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddeception: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deception: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary