deception
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3.9
- noun
- /dɪˈsɛpʃən/
:
engaño
- But that doesn't excuse secrecy, deception and lies.
- self-deception
- mass deception
- fraud and deception
Now, of course, not all deception hits the news.
- Now, of course, not all deception hits the news.
- And that really is giving into the deception that is part of their propaganda.
- We live in a world of ever more pervasive propaganda, deception, manipulation, distortion.
- It doesn't just enact the deception, it also unveils the fact that deception is taking place.
- Brian Rolfe said yeah, you're under arrest for fraud, deception.
- But in in in a realm where deception is a rule, dishonesty is a virtue.
- A deception within a deception when the.
- There's lots, but deception is a key element of it.
- And that is a form of evil is the deception of the angels.
- So this allows that that deception to be stripped away, to be overcome.
- But the if, if it were just a pure deception.
- Although this could just mean that his deception went way beyond Twitch.
- And they showed that existing models already showed successful deception in what they do.
- And therefore thinking in retrospect, there again, it's his deception from loyalty.
Examples
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So for example, deception and Internet dating is a is a prime example.
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Maisie sees through the deception and plays the role he expects of her by turning him down.
Academic text (1994) -
Now, of course, not all deception hits the news.
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But despite such evidence of progress, a new form of deception has emerged in the marketplace.
Academic text (1993) -
I once told my father that this deception bothered me, but he said, "What can you do?"
Fiction book (1992) -
The Soviet coup was one of the greatest deceptions in history.
Academic text (1992) -
So how can the deception persist because of the costs to the pollinator?
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None of us could've been prepared for Donny's big deception.
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It's all about deception.
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The magician's trick was nothing but a clever deception that amazed the audience.
Synonyms
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2.7
A false statement told to trick someone
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2.1
Telling something that is not true on purpose
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7.4
A false show that hides what is really happening
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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6.5
A false story made to trick people
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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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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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9.8
The act of hiding true feelings or thoughts to fool others
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4.1
A way of acting to make others believe something that is not true
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9.7
Dishonest words or actions that try to trick people
Cheating people to get their money or an advantage
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
To send fake radar or radio signals into enemy systems to trick them
- Specialized
Using electronic tools to make the enemy believe friendly forces are in a different place or stronger
- Specialized
Actions that change electronic signals to hide or confuse enemy radars
- Specialized
To send fake radio signals that look real to trick enemy electronic systems
- Specialized
The use of electronic signals to pretend to be friendly systems like radar to mislead the enemy
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
deception = deceive (semi-transparent) = decept + ion
The noun is formed from the verb 'deceive' + '-ion', but the stem alternation (deceive → decept-) and spelling change can confuse learners.
Etymology
Deception comes from the Latin verb decipere meaning 'to take in' or 'to trick' and is the same root as deceive. So a deception is an action that makes someone believe something false.