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- pronunciation:
- dih
sep
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 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of causing someone to believe an untruth, or the state of being so deceived.
- synonyms:
- chicanery, deceit, dishonesty, duplicity, fraud, humbug, prevarication, trickery
- similar words:
- delusion, double-dealing, forgery, hanky-panky, hoax, hocus-pocus, hypocrisy, intrigue, monkey business, razzle-dazzle, ruse, swindle
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| definition 2: |
the means of causing someone to be deceived; trick; lie; fraud.
Her news article was full of deceptions.- synonyms:
- artifice, deceit, fraud, hanky-panky, hocus-pocus, humbug, lie, monkey business, prevarication, razzle-dazzle, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, trickery
- similar words:
- chicanery, counterfeit, fake, falsehood, feint, flimflam, hoax, imposture, mendacity, sham, swindle, Trojan horse, wile
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| related words: |
blind, camouflage, cheat, craft, curve, disguise, fraud, humbug, illusion, intrigue, pretense, trap |
adjective + (n.)deception
alleged,
apparent,
artful,
calculated,
conscious,
cruel,
deadly,
deliberate,
digital,
elaborate,
grand,
immaculate,
incredible,
intentional,
interpersonal,
mass,
massive,
mutual,
official,
organizational,
outrageous,
outright,
pervasive,
remarkable,
strategic,
subtle,
tactical,
tired,
vulnerable
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verb + (n.)deception
compound, confront, detect, employ, engage, expose, forgive, involve, permeate, spot, unveil, witness
(n.)deception
+ verb
delay, lie, master, perpetrate, practice, reveal, trick, uncover, wail
noun + (n.)deception
accomplice,
concealment,
conspiracy,
corruption,
count,
deceit,
decline,
delay,
delusion,
denial,
detector,
devil,
dice,
distortion,
erosion,
exaggeration,
fraud,
gentry,
greed,
guile,
honesty,
hormone,
ignorance,
intimidation,
intrigue,
invasion,
knight,
lie,
manipulation,
master,
opal,
pattern,
polygraph,
proof,
secrecy,
subterfuge,
subtlety,
tale,
theatricality,
theft,
treachery,
unfairness,
weapon,
web
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The word deception
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debase, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, decriminalize, deduct, defer, defoliant, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, deject, delete, demagnetize, demerit, demoralize, demote, depend, deplete, deport, depose, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despicable, despise, detach, detect, detract, devolve, indefeasible, independence, indescribable, indestructible
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacious, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, deceptive, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, perceptive, percipient, precept, receive, reception, recipient, susceptible
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