deception

de-cep-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act of deceiving someone; causing someone to believe something that is not true.

  2. 2.

    A thing that deceives; a trick or illusion.

  3. 3.

    The state of being deceived.

Forms

plural: deceptions

Related words

Antonyms: candor, honesty, truthfulness
See also: deceit, deceive, fraud
Synonyms: deceit, duplicity, fraud, trickery

Etymology

From Old French deception, from Latin deceptio meaning "a deceiving," from decipere "to deceive," composed of de- "from" and capere "to take." The sense is of "taking away" the truth.