Definitions for deceit
dɪˈsitde·ceit

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. fraudulence, deceitnoun

   the quality of being fraudulent

2. misrepresentation, deceit, deceptionnoun

   a misleading falsehood

3. deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulationnoun

   the act of deceiving

Wiktionary(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deceitnoun

   An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick

   The whole conversation was merely a deceit.

2. deceitnoun

   An act of deceiving someone

3. deceitnoun

   The state of being deceitful or deceptive

4. deceitnoun

   The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. DECEITnoun

   Etymology: deceptio, Latin.

   1. Fraud; a cheat; a fallacy; any practice by which falshood is made to pass for truth.

   My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. Job, xxvii. 4.

   2. Stratagem; artifice.

   His demand
   Springs not from Edward’s well-meant honest love,
   But from deceit, bred by necessity. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   3. [In law.]A subtile wily shift or devise; all manner of craft, subtilty, guile, fraud, wiliness, slightness, cunning, covin, collusion, practice and offence, used to deceive another man by any means, which hath no other proper or particular name but offence. John Cowell

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deceitnoun

   an attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud

2. Deceitnoun

   any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation

Freebase(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deceit

   Deceit is an original novel written by Peter Darvill-Evans and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. Also included is Doctor Who Magazine comic character Abslom Daak, in his first appearance outside of DWM. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Darvill-Evans, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #198.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Deceit

   de-sēt′, n. act of deceiving: anything intended to mislead another: fraud: falseness.—adj. Deceit′ful, full of deceit: disposed or tending to deceive: insincere.—adv. Deceit′fully.—n. Deceit′fulness. [O. Fr., from L. decipĕre, deceptum, to deceive.]

Matched Categories

1. • Dishonesty
   • Falsehood
   • Falsification

How to pronounce deceit?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deceit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deceit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of deceit in a Sentence

1. Archbishop Wilson:

   It's a decision that will hopefully unravel the hypocrisy, the deceit, and the abuse of power and trust that Catholic Church has displayed.

2. George Orwell:

   In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

3. Donald Langevoort:

   I don’t know if there is an organization or orchestrator that is using deceit and trickery, especially when the motivation seems to be ‘Let’s support GameStop and show them,’ the SEC has to take a deep breath and ask itself whether it has a strong enough case to put a stop to this.

4. Demosthenes:

   Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.

5. Cervantes:

   No fathers and mothers think their own children ugly, and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind.

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