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noun
- 1. the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining property by deception"
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dishonest or illegal methods that are used to get something, or to make people believe that something is true when it is not: The couple were accused of obtaining money by deception. The Insolvency Act makes stringent provision for company fraud and deception.
The meaning of DECEPTION is the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving. How to use deception in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deception.
Deception is a trick or scheme used to get what you want, like the deception you used to get your sister to agree to do all your chores for a month. Deception occurs when you deceive, a word that comes from the Latin de- meaning "from" and capere, meaning "to take."
Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone. He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception.
Definition of deception noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Deception definition: the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived. . See examples of DECEPTION used in a sentence.
noun. deceptions. The act or practice of deceiving. Webster's New World. The use of deceit. American Heritage. The fact or condition of being deceived. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud. Webster's New World. A ruse; a trick. American Heritage.
DECEPTION definition: the act of deceiving someone by making them believe something that is not true: . Learn more.
noun. the act of deceiving or the state of being deceived. something that deceives; trick. Discover More. Other Words From. non de·cep tion noun. pre de·cep tion noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of deception 1.
n. 1. the act of deceiving, or the state of being deceived. 2. something that deceives or is intended to deceive; trick; ruse. [1400–50; late Middle English decepcioun < Old French < Late Latin dēceptiō = Latin dēcep-, variant s. of dēcipere (see deceive) + -tiō -tion]
