DECEPTION


Meaning of DECEPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈsep-shən ]

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. : something that deceives : trick

a clever deception

• de·cep·tion·al -shə-nəl adjective

Synonyms:

deception , fraud , double-dealing , subterfuge , trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource

magicians are masters of deception

fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice

indicted for fraud

double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude

a go-between suspected of double-dealing

subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end

obtained the papers by subterfuge

trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat

resorted to trickery to gain their ends

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.