deceitfulness
2
6.5
- noun
- /dɪˈsiːtfəl.nəs/
:
engaño
- The detective uncovered the deceitfulness behind the suspect's alibi.
- my deceitfulness
Examples
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Whereas the first night is mostly devoted to praising female goodness and demonstrating male cruelty, the theme that dominates the second night is the deceitfulness of the male sex and the trustworthiness of women.
Academic text (2002) -
Her mother and the teacher both interpreted this as laziness and deceitfulness, and she'd spent miserable hours with the flashcards until she passed into third grade.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the third grade, because of deceitfulness in the public school system, my parents sent me to a Catholic school.
Blog text (6) -
You judge her deceitfulness; you judge her manipulative nature.
Blog text (34) -
...only one small ray of light suffices to prove their deceitfulness.
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But the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, the desire for other things enter in.
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I beg your forgiveness for my selfish deceitfulness, and I will go and reassure Polina.
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Jesus says, "The worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the Word, making it unfruitful."
Blog text (15) -
Main characteristics of a conduct disorder are the following: aggression directed at persons and animals; destroying property; deceitfulness or pilfering; and serious breaches of rules of conduct.
Academic text (2007) -
Thank goodness the American public is intelligent enough to see the deceitfulness and hypocrisy of these Chicago thugs and will not be fooled by their distractions and lies.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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
66
4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
46
3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
28
4.5
The ability to get what you want by tricking people
27
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
12
8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
7
9.3
A habit of often telling lies that makes it difficult for people to trust you
4
5.6
Not showing true feelings when you speak or act
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
5.8
A way of speaking or acting that is not true
2
7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
7.0
Saying things that are not true on purpose
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
The quality of making people believe something that is not true
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Being clever at getting what you want by tricking others
Antonyms
How Deceitful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deceitfulness comes from the Latin word decipere, which means 'to lead away' or 'to take away', and it is related to the English word capture ('to take'). So, deceitfulness is the quality of 'leading people away' from the truth — tricking or misleading them.