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Definitions for deceitful
dɪˈsit fəlde·ceit·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
deceitful, fallacious, fraudulentadjective
intended to deceive
"deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tonguedadjective
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
"she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
Wiktionary
deceitfuladjective
deliberately misleading or cheating
deceitfuladjective
deceptive in multiple ways
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Deceitfuladjective
Fraudulent; full of deceit.
Etymology: deceit and full.
I grant him bloody,
Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful,
Sudden, malicious, smacking of ev’ry sin
That has a name. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.The lovely young Lavinia once had friends,
And fortune smil’d, deceitful, on her birth. James Thomson, Autumn.
Wikipedia
deceitful
Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight of hand as well as distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge. Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Deception violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, relational partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information. A significant amount of deception occurs between some romantic and relational partners.Deceit and dishonesty can also form grounds for civil litigation in tort, or contract law (where it is known as misrepresentation or fraudulent misrepresentation if deliberate), or give rise to criminal prosecution for fraud. It also forms a vital part of psychological warfare in denial and deception.
Webster Dictionary
Deceitfuladjective
full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deceitful in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deceitful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of deceitful in a Sentence
It is quite literally the most ridiculous theory I've ever heard, that telling the voters what Trump's actual record is is deceitful and lying.
As the Dow nosedives on his watch, the president’s rambling, deceitful tax scam sales pitch reached an all-time low in Cincinnati.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Roman Catholic Church is Roman Catholic Church, playbook page 82. Roman Catholic Church is what they do -- they hide, they are deceitful in what they do. Roman Catholic Church is self-seeking, and they're going to spin every story.
Last night we learned from online reports about allegations concerning Josh Duggar and then read his confession today. We are grieved by Josh’s conduct and the devastating impact of his pornography addiction and marital unfaithfulness, our hearts hurt for his family, and all those affected by Josh’s actions. His deceitful behavior harms his family, his friends, his former coworkers, and the cause he has publicly espoused.
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- измамен, измамнически, неверенBulgarian
- vilpillinenFinnish
- tricheur, trompeurFrench
- mealltach, meallta, breugachScottish Gaelic
- bugiardoItalian
- רמאותHebrew
- mendāxLatin
- trapaceiro, enganadorPortuguese
- обма́нчивый, лжи́выйRussian
- vilseledandeSwedish
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