Definition of deceit

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Deceit (n.) An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud..

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Impostrous :: Impostrous (n.) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
Pitfall :: Pitfall (n.) A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind.
Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Fig.: Deviating from rectitude; indirect; erroneous; deceitful.
Double-tongued :: Double-tongued (a.) Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
Covinous :: Covinous (a.) Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.
Culpa :: Culpa (n.) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart..
Daub :: Daub (v. t.) To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
Deceitful :: Deceitful (a.) Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere..
Palaver :: Palaver (v. t. & i.) To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully..
Subtonic :: Subtly (adv.) Deceitfully; delusively.
Jesuitism :: Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Deceit :: Deceit (n.) An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud..
Double Dealer :: Double dealer () One who practices double dealing; a deceitful, trickish person..
Fallacy :: Fallacy (n.) Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.
Flatter :: Flatter (v. t.) To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations..
Baffle :: Baffle (v. i.) To practice deceit.
Double Dealing :: Double dealing () False or deceitful dealing. See Double dealing, under Dealing..
Trumpery :: Trumpery (n.) Deceit; fraud.
Illusive :: Illusive (a.) Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
Deceitless :: Deceitless (a.) Free from deceit.
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