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1. (n.) deception
the act of deceiving, or the state of being deceived.
2. deception
something that deceives or is intended to deceive; trick; ruse.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME decepcioun < OF < LL dēceptiō= L dēcep-, var. s. of dēcipere (see deceive ) +-tiō -tion)
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1. (noun) misrepresentation, deceit, deception
a misleading falsehood
2. (noun) deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
the act of deceiving
3. (noun) magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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1. (noun) deception
the use of tricks or lies
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) deception
the act of deceiving or misleading
2. (noun) deception
the state of being deceived or misled
3. (noun) deception
that which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. deception
The act of deceiving or the fact (or condition) of being deceived.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. deception
Those measures designed to mislead the enemy by manipulation, distortion, or falsification of evidence to induce the enemy to react in a manner prejudicial to the enemy
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Sense: (an act of) deceiving
Deception is difficult in these circumstances.
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 Afrikaans: bedrog, misleiding, oëver |
 Arabic: خِداع، غِش |
 Bulgarian: измама |
 Brazilian: dissimulação |
 Czech: podvod |
 German: die Täuschung |
 Danish: bedrag; bedrageri |
 Greek: εξαπάτηση, παραπλάνηση |
 Spanish: engaño, falsedad |
 Estonian: pettus |
 Farsi: حقه بازی؛ تقلب |
 Finnish: petos |
 French: tromperie |
 Hebrew: מִרמָה, הוֹנָאָה |
 Hindi: छल |
 Croatian: prijevara, varka |
 Hungarian: csalás |
 Indonesian: penipuan |
 Icelandic: blekking |
 Italian: inganno |
 Japanese: あざむくこと |
 Korean: 속임 |
 Lithuanian: apgavystė, apgaulė |
 Latvian: krāpšana; blēdība; maldin |
 Malay: penipuan |
 Dutch: misleiding |
 Norwegian: bedrag, narring |
 Polish: oszustwo |
 Persian: حقه بازی؛ تقلب |
 Pashto: غولېدنه، تېروتنه، غولونه، |
 Portuguese: dissimulação |
 Romanian: înşelăciune |
 Russian: обман |
 Slovak: podvod |
 Slovenian: prevara |
 Serbian: obmana |
 Swedish: bedrägeri, villfarelse |
 Thai: การหลอกลวง |
 Turkish: kandırma, hile |
 Taiwanese: 欺騙 |
 Ukrainian: обман, брехня |
 Urdu: فریب کاری |
 Vietnamese: sự lừa gạt |
 Chinese: 欺骗 |
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