Definitions for deceptive
dɪˈsɛp tɪvde·cep·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deceptive, delusoryadjective

   causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

   "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"

2. deceptive, misleading, shoddyadjective

   designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

   "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deceptiveadjective

   misleading, likely or attempting to deceive

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deceptiveadjective

   Having the power of deceiving Dict.

   Etymology: from deceit.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deceptive

   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.

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1. deceptive

   Deceptive refers to the act or practice of deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage. It involves misleading, dishonesty, fraudulence, or trickery.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deceptiveadjective

   tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. dceptif. See Deceive.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deceptive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deceptive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of deceptive in a Sentence

1. Nathaniel Gleicher:

   They have using deceptive messaging and... networks of concealed pages and accounts to drive often divisive narratives over key issues of public debates in Indonesia.

2. Homer, The Odyssey:

   Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them.

3. Adam Schiff:

   Transparency continues to be the most effective tool in combating the malign behavior of foreign adversaries who intend to mislead and divide the American public through social media, ..., Facebooks takedown of Iran-linked malign influence pages and accounts is further evidence that such deceptive campaigns are worldwide in ambition. This requires a level of vigilance about disinformation operations that we could not have predicted only a few years ago.

4. Matthew Zevin:

   We're thrilled with the decision, price comparisons are not illegal, but it is deceptive if there is no basis for the original price.

5. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin:

   Treasury Department will continue to enforce our sanctions, and we are making Treasury Department explicitly clear that shipping companies employing deceptive tactics to mask illicit trade with North Korea expose themselves to great risk.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deceptive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deceptive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deceptive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deceptive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deceptive