knavery

Plural: knaveries

Noun

• Dishonest or deceitful behavior; trickery.
• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
• The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
• An unprincipled action; deceit.

Examples

• The opponent’s attempt at bluffing a word was pure knavery.

Synonyms

dishonesty