deceit
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4.6
- noun
- /dɪˈsiːt/
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engaño
- There's a lot of deceit, betrayal, lying, infidelity.
- deliberate deceit
- deceit and hypocrisy
- deceit and corruption
You start realizing how much deceit is in your message.
- You start realizing how much deceit is in your message.
- There may even be issues around betrayal, deceit, honesty and openness.
- So to this side, Louis becomes a symbol of deceit and abuse.
- So he came to despise government for its deceit and its violence.
- Misinformation, disinformation, delusions and deceit can kill.
- I have got something in my locker that will show the public their deceit, their lies, their corruption.
- an assessment of your thoughts about the relationship between truth and deceit.
- And I think there's so much deceit in this world that I, I don't think that any human could process how much of it is false.
- She was at study in white female self deceit and ignorance.
- All these days, emojis and endless deceit await us.
- That is where the deceit lies.
- There's a lot of deceit, betrayal, lying, infidelity.
Examples
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Side Men Golden Balls, a game of lying, deceit, and lots of balls.
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I can't tell you the half of it: the deceit, the corruption.
Fiction book (1998) -
In this world of drama and deceit, trying is just the beginning.
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That is where the deceit lies.
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Place him in my charge as we agreed or you will pay for your deceit
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You start realizing how much deceit is in your message.
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Deceit is a tool of a great king.
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Why did you resort to deceit?
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He claims he's the victim of lies and deceit.
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His deceit was evident when he pretended to be someone he was not.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A false statement told to trick someone
577
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
215
2.1
Telling something that is not true on purpose
187
2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
163
3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
53
7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
27
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
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8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
11
4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
8
9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
3
8.8
A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
3
9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
2
6.5
Trying to make other people believe something that is not true
2
7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
2
9.8
The act of hiding true feelings or thoughts to fool others
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
9.9
A trick done to cheat or fool people
1
7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
1
7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
1
6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
The quality of making people believe something that is not true
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Deceitful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deceit comes from the Latin decipere, made of de- and capere which means 'to take'. Think of deceit as secretly 'taking' someone's trust, and the same root is in the word capture, so deceit means tricking someone and taking advantage of them.