Deception

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

46 more languages

العربيةإيهامالمكرجربزةحرمانحرمةخبخداعخدعخدعةخيانةغرور+ 8 more

Azərbaycan dilialdatma

Българскиизма́малъжа́

বাংলাপ্রবঞ্চনা

Bosanskimakarmamobmanaprevaraprijevaraprivarasokобманапреварапријевара+ 7 more

Catalàengany

Češtinaklammampodvodšalbašizuňkšvindl+ 3 more

Danskbedrag

Ελληνικάαπάτηεξαπάτησηπλάνη

Esperantotrompo

فارسیفریب

Suomihämäyspetos

Gaeilgebréag

Gàidhligmealladh

Galegocaloteengano

עבריתמרמה

हिन्दीचकमाछलछलावाझाँसाढोंगधूर्तताधोखाबेईमानीमुग़ालताविडंबना+ 7 more

Hrvatskimakarmamobmanaprevaraprijevaraprivarasokобманапреварапријевара+ 7 more

Magyarmegtévesztés

Հայերենխաբեբայություն

Bahasa Indonesiaakaldesepsimakarperdayaanperselingkuhansoktipu daya+ 4 more

Igbontụ

Íslenskablekking

Italianofrodeingannomistificazioneraggirosotterfugio+ 2 more

日本語いかさまいんちきごまかしだましてれんてくだ呪い欺瞞欺罔欺騙瞞詐偽+ 8 more

Қазақ тіліалдау

한국어기만기망사기속임+ 1 more

Kurdîklammamşok

Latinacaptiōdolusfallaciafrustratuslaxmaleficiumpraestigia+ 4 more

Lietuviųapgavystė

Latviešukrāpšana

Te Reo Māorihangarau

Македонскиизмама

Nederlandsbedriegerijbedrogmisleiding

Polskibałamuctwobałamutniamatactwomistyfikacjamistyfikacyjnyoszustwopodpuchapodstęp+ 5 more

Portuguêsenganaçãoenganologro

Românăamăgiredecepție

Русскийзаблуждениеложьобман

Slovenčinapodvod

Shqipmashtrim

Српскиmakarmamobmanaprevaraprijevaraprivarasokобманапреварапријевара+ 7 more

Svenskabedrägeriskojsvek

ไทยการหลอกลวงไม้ตาย

Türkçealdatmadümenkandırmakazıkyanıltma+ 2 more

Українськаобма́нфальш

اردوفریب

Examples

“deliberate deception”

“pure deception”

“She got the money out of the tourist by deception.”

“The Priest also places a moral barrier between himself and his tale by establishing himself as an "unreliable narrator" capable of deception and irony. Thus, through his habit of speaking equivocally, he can disavow responsibility for his frequently provocative words.”

“Reports related to Trump’s second impeachment very well reflect⟳ the Trumpology of the last⟳ four years – lie⟳ as much as you find⟳ tolerable (and the tolerance levels have⟳ been moved out extensively), and cover⟳ the truth with more lies and deception.[…]Lies, deceit and corruption – the core of Trumpology.”

“The movie delivers a critical and analytical 'unfolding of the circumstances of Reality [Winner]’s life, starting with her childhood in Texas, in order⟳ to reveal⟳ her sense⟳ of deceptions and injustices that pass⟳ largely unchallenged in everyday American life.”

CEFR level