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deception


noun

  1. the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
  2. something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice.

noun

  1. the act of deceiving or the state of being deceived
  2. something that deceives; trick
n.

early 15c., from Middle French déception (13c., decepcion) or directly from Late Latin deceptionem (nominative deceptio) “a deceiving,” from Latin decept-, past participle stem of decipere (see deceive).

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