deception

Meaning

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

Synonyms

deceit

fraud

trick

trickery

cheating

cheat

falsehood

hoax

stratagem

swindle

lie

subterfuge

illusion

canard

humbug

decoy

dishonesty

sham

imposture

imposition

guile

artifice

delusion

scam

dissimulation

chicanery

pretence

legerdemain

wile

treachery

bluff

fallacy

swindling

falsification

knavery

lies

thaumaturgy

magic trick

dissembling

conjuring trick

disguise

conjuration

con

feint

fake

evasion

magic

🪄

gyp

ruse

juggling

Translations

Täuschung

Betrug

tromperie

engaño

supercherie

hile

απάτη

inganno

decepción

qîle

Schwindel

lêb

xapandin

xap

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈsɛpʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: decepcioun

In summary

From Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”).