deceives
1deceives — de·ceive || dɪ siËv v. cheat, mislead …
2trompe-l'oeil — deceives the eye ; n. type of painting exactly imitating reality, and of interior decoration producing an illusion of space, height, length, etc …
3fool 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 …
4fraud — 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… …
5deceive — 01. No one was [deceived] by her obvious lies. 02. The fighter plane was able to use an electronic jamming system to [deceive] the enemy radar. 03. A strange bounce [deceived] the goalkeeper, who could only watch as the ball sailed over his head …
6deceive */ — UK [dɪˈsiːv] / US [dɪˈsɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms deceive : present tense I/you/we/they deceive he/she/it deceives present participle deceiving past tense deceived past participle deceived Metaphor: Deceiving someone is like sending or… …
7deception — noun Etymology: Middle English decepcioun, from Anglo French deception, from Late Latin deception , deceptio, from Latin decipere to deceive Date: 15th century 1. a. the act of deceiving b. the fact or condition of being deceived 2 …
8trompe l'oeil — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French trompe l œil, literally, deceives the eye Date: 1889 1. a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail; also the use of similar technique in interior… …
9Cogito ergo sum — Part of a series on …
10Lie — For other uses, see Lie (disambiguation) A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. To lie is to state something with disregard to… …
