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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Circumvent :: Circumvent (v. t.) To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to decieve; to delude; to get around..
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..
Jilt :: Jilt (v. i.) To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously.
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (v. i.) To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
Cog :: Cog (n.) A trick or deception; a falsehood.
Play :: Play (n.) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
Deceive :: Deceive (v. t.) To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception..
Self-deception :: Self-deception (n.) Self-deceit.
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..
Fubbery :: Fubbery (n.) Cheating; deception.
Juggle :: Juggle (n.) An imposture; a deception.
Circumvention :: Circumvention (n.) The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion..
Imposition :: Imposition (n.) An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture..
Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Elusive :: Elusive (a.) Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.
Dor :: Dor (n.) A trick, joke, or deception..
Delusion :: Delusion (n.) The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.
Gypsyism :: Gypsyism (n.) The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception; cheating; flattery.
Disguise :: Disguise (n.) Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.
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