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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Fubbery :: Fubbery (n.) Cheating; deception.
Gleek :: Gleek (n.) A jest or scoff; a trick or deception.
Fraud :: Fraud (n.) Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.
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..
Legerdemain :: Legerdemain (n.) Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick..
Gypsyism :: Gypsyism (n.) The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception; cheating; flattery.
Circumvention :: Circumvention (n.) The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion..
Juggle :: Juggle (n.) An imposture; a deception.
Trickish :: Trickish (a.) Given to tricks; artful in making bargains; given to deception and cheating; knavish.
Elusive :: Elusive (a.) Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.
Aboveboard :: Aboveboard (adv.) Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception..
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.
Victimize :: Victimize (v. t.) To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat..
Fallacy :: Fallacy (n.) Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.
Undeceive :: Undeceive (v. t.) To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake..
Cog :: Cog (n.) A trick or deception; a falsehood.
Shopshift :: Shopshift (n.) The trick of a shopkeeper; deception.
Hoax :: Hoax (n.) A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
Wary :: Wary (a.) Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful..
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