deceptionde‧cep‧tion /dɪˈsepʃən/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
She didn’t have the courage to admit to her deception. He was convicted of obtaining money by deception.
WORD ORIGINdeception
Origin:
1400-1500 French, Late Latin deceptio, from Latin decipere; ➔ DECEIVEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Ann quickly saw through his lies and deceptions.
- I'm sure many businessmen use some form of deception, at times, to achieve their objectives.
- She was stunned by the lies and deception her husband had used to hide his affairs.
- The President has been accused of secrecy and deception.
- What began as a misunderstanding quickly became a deliberate deception on the part of the network.
- Fear, rage and awe contend in me - such talent for deception in one so young!
- He faced 18 charges of theft and three charges of deception involving a total of £4,560.
- It is a birth swaddled in deception, whose secret will not be shared by those most affected until decades have passed.
- Physical intimacy promises to seal and secure the relationship, but this is a deception.
- The winds of deception whirl around her, but the new leader persists, without success, in stressing work-related activities.
- They were investigating alleged deception by his flatmate, which he says he had nothing to do with.
- We decided the deception was the worst part of it and agreed to give honesty a try.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone tricks or deceives someone
the act of deceiving someone, especially by telling them lies: · I'm sure many businessmen use some form of deception, at times, to achieve their objectives.· She was stunned by the lies and deception her husband had used to hide his affairs.
the act of deceiving someone - use this to show strong disapproval: · His political opponents have accused him of corruption and deceit.· He now found himself in a world where deceit was accepted, even expected.
a situation in which someone is tricked into doing something that results in them being punished: · Is this some kind of a set up? Why should I believe you?· The whole thing was a set up to get Burley to confess.
especially written the use of clever plans or actions to deceive someone: · It was a piece of political trickery that enraged the opposition.· He's managed to get as far as he has through slick talking and trickery.
a trick a clever plan designed to make someone believe something that you want them to believe, or do something that you want them to do: · He pretended to be sick as a trick to get her to visit him.· Don't send her any money - it might be a trick.a trick question (=a question that is cleverly designed to make someone give a wrong answer): · He refused to answer, suspecting they were asking him a trick question.
a clever plan designed to harm someone, for example by making them go somewhere where they will be caught or attacked, or making them say something they will be punished for: · I didn't take the money with me, because I was worried it might be a trap.· Sensing the lawyer's trap, Horvath refused to answer.
especially written something that is said or done with the deliberate intention of deceiving people: · Ann quickly saw through his lies and deceptions.· What began as a misunderstanding quickly became a deliberate deception on the part of the network.
a trick, especially one that is amusing and not very serious: · It was just a ruse to get what I wanted!· She asked to use the telephone as a ruse to enter the house.
a false warning about something dangerous, given especially to someone in an official position, for example the police: · To everybody's great relief, the bomb scare turned out to be a hoax.· I got an email about another computer virus, but I'm pretty sure it's just a hoax.
informal a trick to get someone's money or make someone do something: · The two men were involved in an elaborate con to cheat investors out of their money.· Senior citizens are usually easy targets for con games.
when something that happens is not what it seems to be, and is really an attempt to deceive people: · Journalists suspected that the kidnapping was a put-up job.· The demonstration was a put-up job, organized by the authorities so they could arrest the cult leaders.
informal a clever and dishonest plan to get money: · The welfare scam was costing the federal government hundreds of thousands of dollars.· The offer of a "free" vacation to Florida sounds like a scam to me.
a trick that is intended to take someone's attention away from what someone else is trying to do: · Some of the prisoners started a fight as a diversion to give the others time to escape.create a diversion: · Rioters created a diversion by setting fire to vehicles close to the police station.
a person or thing that is used to trick someone by taking their attention away from an illegal or criminal act: · You act as a decoy and we'll sneak out the back.· The burglars started the fire as a decoy so that they could escape from police.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He was convicted of obtaining money by deception.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIESCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
He was convicted of obtaining money by deception.· If the bet were successful, a charge of obtaining property by deception could be laid.· Black pleaded guilty to the theft and obtaining £85 by deception from Wagers bookmakers.· Otherwise, theft and obtaining property by deception would very largely overlap - see the next chapter.· The court considered that the accused should have been convicted of obtaining property by deception.· The aim was that s.15 alone would cover obtaining ownership by deception.· Theft would not cover obtaining ownership by deception.· Both are also accused of obtaining property by deception.· She was remanded on bail at Swindon Magistrates charged with obtaining money by deception.
· The charge should be attempted theft or obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.· The accused was charged with obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.
VERB· He obtained the excess by deception.· Randhawa admitted obtaining by deception, burglary, handling stolen goods and making a threat to kill Miss Nazir.· Even the Church will today readily admit this, while remaining loath to relinquish many of the benefits obtained by the deception.· Middlesbrough solicitor Bernard Ridsdale-Tombling is charged with 16 offences of falsifying records and obtaining by deception.· Take for example a man who obtains land by deception.· Therefore, he paid by deception, and the accused did obtain by deception.· Nine people have been charged with conspiring to obtain mortgage advances by deception from various building societies.· Philip Coles, 37, of Clackmannanshire, had pled guilty last month to conspiracy to obtain money by deception.
WORD FAMILYnoundeceitdeceiverdeceptionadjectivedeceitfuldeceptiveverbdeceiveadverbdeceptively
the act of deliberately making someone believe something that is not true: She didn’t have the courage to admit to her deception. He was convicted of obtaining money by deception.