deceit

de-ceit · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

  2. 2.

    A dishonest act or statement; a trick.

Related words

Antonyms: honesty, sincerity, truthfulness
See also: deceive, deception, dishonesty
Synonyms: deception, dishonesty, duplicity, fraud, treachery

Etymology

From Old French deceite, from Latin deceptus, past participle of decipere "to deceive," from de- "from" + capere "to take."