Definitions for deception
dɪˈsɛp ʃənde·cep·tion

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. misrepresentation, deceit, deception(noun)

   a misleading falsehood

2. deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation(noun)

   the act of deceiving

3. magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception(noun)

   an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Wiktionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deception(Noun)

   An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

   Etymology: Past participle of decipere "deceive"; gerund form of to deceive.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deception(noun)

   the act of deceiving or misleading

2. Deception(noun)

   the state of being deceived or misled

3. Deception(noun)

   that which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Deception

   Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth. 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. 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 romantic and relational partners.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deception

   de-sep′shun, n. act of deceiving: the means by which it is sought to deceive.—n. Deceptibil′ity.—adjs. Decept′ible, capable of being deceived; Decep′tious (Shak.), deceitful; Decep′tive, tending to deceive: misleading.—adv. Decep′tively.—n. Decep′tiveness.—adj. Decep′tory, tending to deceive. [O. Fr.,—Low L. deceptio, -nis—decipĕre, to deceive.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deception

   The act of deceiving or the fact (or condition) of being deceived.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce deception?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deception in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deception in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of deception in a Sentence

1. James Comey:

   My recollection was Michael Flynn was -- the conclusion of the investigators was Michael Flynn was obviously lying, but they saw none of the normal common indicia of deception : that is, hesitancy to answer, shifting in seat, sweating, all the things that you might associate with someone who is conscious and manifesting that they are being -- they're telling falsehoods, there's no doubt Michael Flynn was lying, but that those indicators weren't there.

2. Anuj Somany:

   Deception from woman to a man has the strongest power to make his mind open to let him think often or always of own brain.

3. Donald Trump:

   Such deception and such lying.

4. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   When I was growing up in a small village in India, the fairy-tales and children's stories led me to believe that villains and bad guys look like monsters, and they are really very rude and crude in their behavior. The movies during my generation also strengthened that perception. As I grew up and travelled around the world, I soon realized the reality that the bad guys and villains are often good looking, well-behaved, silky smooth and sharp and smart etc....often too smart to gain your complete confidence before their brutal betrayal and deceitfully back-stabbing you - when you least expect it. We all discover this harsh reality hard way, after getting entangled at least once in their tantalizing tangled web of deception, that the appearances can often be deceptive, and always too good to be true. And yet, not all the times but only occasionally, the dreamer and optimist inside us still likes to believe those fairy-tales and the happy-ending movies from childhood....

5. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   In the midst of blindness from hypocrisy. The intuition of conscience is a ballistic echolocation of the navigator of feelings and emotions. It is often confused with self-deception of selfishness. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

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