Definition of deception

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Deception (n.) That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.

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Delusion :: Delusion (n.) The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.
Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Disguise :: Disguise (n.) A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy penalties..
Imposition :: Imposition (n.) An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture..
Face :: Face (v. t.) To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc..
Imposture :: Imposture (n.) The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
Lie :: Lie (n.) A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
Disguise :: Disguise (n.) Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.
Shopshift :: Shopshift (n.) The trick of a shopkeeper; deception.
Self-abuse :: Self-abuse (n.) Self-deception; delusion.
Self-deceit :: Self-deceit (n.) The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception..
Seducement :: Seducement (n.) The means employed to seduce, as flattery, promises, deception, etc.; arts of enticing or corrupting..
Elusive :: Elusive (a.) Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.
Hoax :: Hoax (n.) A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
Impostor :: Impostor (n.) One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender..
Dor :: Dor (n.) A trick, joke, or deception..
Crossbite :: Crossbite (n.) A deception; a cheat.
Self-deception :: Self-deception (n.) Self-deceit.
Fubbery :: Fubbery (n.) Cheating; deception.
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