Deception

See also déception

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Etymology

Past participle of Latin decipere "deceive" Gerund form of to deceive;

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular Deception

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1. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

Synonyms

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Translations

Gerund form of to deceive; tricking someone into believing a lie

Armenian: խաբեբայություն hy(hy) (xabebayut'yun) Bulgarian: измама bg(bg) f., заблуждение bg(bg) n. Czech: podvod cs(cs) m., klam cs(cs) m. Dutch: bedrog nl(nl) n., misleiding nl(nl) f. Finnish: petos fi(fi) French: tromperie fr(fr), supercherie fr(fr) German: Täuschung de(de) f.

Greek: εξαπάτηση el(el) (exapátisi) f. Icelandic: blekking is(is) f. Italian: mistificazione it(it), inganno it(it) Kurdish: چاوبه‌ست, فڕوفێڵ Russian: обман ru(ru) (obmán) m. Spanish: engaño es(es) m.

Related terms

• deceive
• deceptive

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