Definition of deception

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Deception (n.) The state of being deceived or misled.

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Victimize :: Victimize (v. t.) To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat..
Deception :: Deception (n.) The state of being deceived or misled.
Mendacious :: Mendacious (a.) Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person..
Deceive :: Deceive (v. t.) To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception..
Fubbery :: Fubbery (n.) Cheating; deception.
Jilt :: Jilt (v. i.) To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
Crossbite :: Crossbite (n.) A deception; a cheat.
Disguise :: Disguise (n.) Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.
Wile :: Wile (n.) A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement..
Cog :: Cog (v. t.) To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; as, to cog in a word; to palm off..
Play :: Play (n.) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
Ingannation :: Ingannation (n.) Cheat; deception.
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..
Aboveboard :: Aboveboard (adv.) Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception..
Shopshift :: Shopshift (n.) The trick of a shopkeeper; deception.
Deceptivity :: Deceptivity (n.) Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham.
Pretence :: Pretence (n.) The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death..
Circumvention :: Circumvention (n.) The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (v. i.) To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
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