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US
/dɪˈsɛpʃən/
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[ UK /dɪsˈɛpʃən/ ]
[ UK /dɪsˈɛpʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the act of deceiving
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
- a misleading falsehood
How To Use deception In A Sentence
- It was an innocent deception, meant as a joke.
- the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art
- He believes many "psychics" are frauds who rely on perception and subtle deception.
- Cake/dessert, or sweetmeat baskets are extremely popular and apart from the converted liners already mentioned, dismantled epergnes and converted goblets are the two most common deceptions.
- She didn't have the courage to admit to her deception.
- Theft would not cover obtaining ownership by deception.
- They're complete masters of camouflage and deception.
- Jonson's use of strict verisimilitude helps to facilitate yet another layer of deception by employing a fixed sense of time.
- His investigation reveals a twisted labyrinth of deception and betrayal, with remorseless vixen Kitty Collins at the center.
- Now we are fed big pills of outright lies, prevarication, and deception.