deceiving

de-ceiv-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of deceive; causing someone to believe something untrue.

  2. 2.

    Giving a false impression; misleading.

Related words

Antonyms: honest, truthful
See also: deceive, deceived, deceptive
Synonyms: deluding, fooling, misleading, tricking

Etymology

Present participle of deceive, from Old French deceveir. See [[deceive]] for full etymology.