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undeceived

undeceived

1 8.1
No longer believing something false after learning the truth
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪˈsiːvd/
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  • AND THEY WILL BE UNDECEIVED.

Tanner's eyes were grey, not dark, but she looked right through him with a piercing tenderness, undeceived by anything he said or did.

Examples

  • Indeed, when Random is undeceived as to Strutwell's intentions (he has to be told by a friend), he totally rejects the earl's authority rather than adopt his ideology.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In the poem's aphoristic format, this acquires the sharply weary knowingness we think of as Larkinesque, undeceived and grimly lucid.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Marla were undeceived.

  • Now, are ye undeceived?

  • Tanner's eyes were grey, not dark, but she looked right through him with a piercing tenderness, undeceived by anything he said or did.

  • After watching the documentary, she felt undeceived about the facts surrounding the event.

  • Once he read the article, he was undeceived regarding the misinformation that had been circulating.

  • The report undeceived the public about the actual conditions of the project, revealing the truth.

Synonyms

disabused
vsundeceived
  • Formal
1 7.6

Free from a wrong belief after learning the truth

focuses on arriving at truth rather than the way the change happened
undeluded
vsundeceived
1 8.5

Being not tricked and seeing things clearly

describes having moved from false belief to clear understanding
unfooled
vsundeceived
7.4

Not tricked and aware of what is really happening

focuses on personal realization of the truth rather than the trick itself
unillusioned
vsundeceived
7.2

Not believing false ideas and seeing things clearly

expresses the same truth awareness but with less emotional tone

How Deceived

aware
2.7
undeceived
1 8.1

Surface Forms

undeceived positive

Morphology

undeceived = deceived (transparent) = un + deceive + ed

Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to the past participle 'deceived', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not deceived' or 'no longer deceived'.

Etymology

Undeceived is made from un- 'not' and deceive 'to trick', so a person who is undeceived is no longer tricked and now knows the truth.