deception
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
deceptions
plural
deceptions
Britannica Dictionary definition of DECEPTION
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[noncount]
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the act of making someone believe something that is not true
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the act of deceiving someone
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She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising.
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The article describes the government's use of deception [=deceit] to gain public support for the program.
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She practiced deception on her unsuspecting clients. [=she deceived them]
2
[count]
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an act or statement intended to make people believe something that is not true
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see also self-deception
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His many deceptions did not become known until years after he died.
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It was a misunderstanding on her part, not a deliberate deception on his (part). [=he didn't try to deceive her or lie to her]
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a clever deception [=trick]
