deception
/di'sepʃn/
Definition
- Noun:
- An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers: A trick or illusion that creates a false perception, often appearing as magic to those who do not understand how it is done.
- The act of deceiving: The action or practice of deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true.
- A misleading falsehood: A specific statement, appearance, or situation that is intended to mislead or trick someone.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The magician's greatest deception was making the elephant disappear. (The trick that seemed like magic was his greatest deception.)
- His deception of the investors led to serious legal consequences. (His act of lying to the investors had serious results.)
- The document was a clever deception designed to throw off the investigation. (The false document was a clever trick meant to mislead the investigation.)
Advanced Usage
- "Practice deception": To engage in the act of deceiving.
- The spy was trained to practice deception without showing any emotion.
- "A web of deception": A complex and interconnected series of lies or tricks.
- The scandal was revealed to be a vast web of deception involving dozens of officials.
Variants and Related Words
- Deceive (verb): To cause someone to believe something that is not true.
- He tried to deceive the public with false promises.
- Deceptive (adjective): Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.
- The calm water was deceptive, hiding dangerous currents below.
- Deceptively (adverb): In a way that is misleading or not as it seems.
- The task was deceptively simple; it actually required great skill.
Synonyms
- Deceit: The action or practice of deceiving someone.
- Trickery: The practice of deception.
- Fraud: Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
- Subterfuge: Deceit used to achieve one's goal.
Related Phrases
- "Slight of hand and deception": A phrase often associated with magic, referring to manual trickery and the act of misleading an audience.
- The act relied on a combination of sleight of hand and deception.
Idioms
- "The great deception": Often used to refer to a large-scale or historically significant fraud or lie.
- Many historians call the propaganda campaign "the great deception" of the war.
Noun
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an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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the act of deceiving
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a misleading falsehood
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