(thing that deceives)
1il|lu|sion — «ih LOO zhuhn», noun. 1. an appearance or feeling that misleads because it is not real; thing that deceives by giving a false idea; misleading appearance. The sides of a road give one an illusion of coming closer and closer together until they… …
2deception — noun the action of deceiving. ↘a thing that deceives. Origin ME: from late L. deceptio(n ), from decipere deceive …
3optical illusion — noun a thing that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is …
4deception — ► NOUN 1) the action of deceiving. 2) a thing that deceives …
5optical illusion — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is …
6deception — n. 1 the act or an instance of deceiving; the process of being deceived. 2 a thing that deceives; a trick or sham. Etymology: ME f. OF or LL deceptio f. decipere (as DECEIT) …
7de|cep|tion — «dih SEHP shuhn», noun. 1. the act of deceiving: »The twins deception in exchanging places fooled everybody except their mother. SYNONYM(S): imposture, subterfuge, trickery. See syn. under deceit. (Cf. ↑deceit) 2. the state of being deceived:… …
8fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with… …
9fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me — Earlier, and still current, with the verb deceive. 1611 Tarlton’s Jests (1844) 11 For Who deceives me once, God forgive him; if twice, God forgive him; but if thrice, God forgive him, but not me, because I could not beware. 1650 A. WELLDON Secret …
10fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct …
