deception

See also déception

English

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Etymology

Past participle of Latin decipere "deceive"; gerund form of to deceive.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈsɛpʃən/

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Noun

deception (plural deceptions)

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

Synonyms

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Translations

Gerund form of to deceive; tricking someone into believing a lie

• Armenian: խաբեբայություն (hy) (xabebayut'yun) 
• Bulgarian: измама (bg) f (izmama), заблуждение (bg) n (zabluždenie)
• Czech: podvod (cs) m, klam (cs) m
• Dutch: bedrog (nl) n, misleiding (nl) f
• Esperanto: trompo (eo)
• Finnish: petos (fi)
• French: tromperie (fr), supercherie (fr)
• German: Täuschung (de) f
• Greek: απάτη (el) (apáti) f 
• Hungarian: megtévesztés (hu)

• Icelandic: blekking (is) f
• Irish: bréag (ga) f
• Italian: mistificazione (it), inganno (it)
• Kurdish:
• Portuguese: enganação (pt) m, engano (pt) m, logro (pt) m
• Russian: обман (ru) (obmán) m 
• Sorani: چاوبه‌ست, فڕوفێڵ
• Spanish: engaño (es) m
• Turkish: kandırma (tr), yanıltma (tr), aldatma (tr)

Related terms

• deceive
• deceptive