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1practice deception — index deceive, mislead Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2deception — n. 1) to practice deception 2) (a) deliberate deception * * * [dɪ sepʃ(ə)n] (a) deliberate deception to practice deception …
3deception — 1 Deception, fraud, double dealing, trickery, chicane, chicanery mean the act or practice of, or the means used by, one who deliberately deceives in order to accomplish his ends. Deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, for it may be used… …
4Deception — De*cep tion, n. [F. d[ e]ception, L. deceptio, fr. decipere, deceptum. See {Deceive}.] 1. The act of deceiving or misleading. South. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being deceived or misled. [1913 Webster] There is one thing relating either to the …
5Deception (House) — Deception House episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 9 Directed by Deran Sarafian …
6deception — [dē sep′shən, disep′shən] n. [ME decepcioun < OFr deception < L deceptio < pp. of decipere: see DECEIVE] 1. the act or practice of deceiving 2. the fact or condition of being deceived 3. something that deceives, as an illusion, or is… …
7deception — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Misrepresentation Nouns 1. (act of deceiving) deception, deceptiveness; falseness, falsehood, untruth; imposition, imposture, misinformation, disinformation; fraud, fraudulence, deceit, deceitfulness,… …
8Deception — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deception >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deception deception Sgm: N 1 falseness falseness &c. 544 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm: N 1 imposition imposition imposture Sgm: N 1 fraud …
9deception — 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 …
10deception — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruel ▪ elaborate ▪ His elaborate deception fooled everyone. ▪ deliberate, intentional ▪ outright …