deception
noun /dɪˈsepʃn/
/dɪˈsepʃn/
Word Family
- deceive verb
- deceit noun
- deceitful adjective
- deception noun
- deceptive adjective
- [uncountable] the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them) synonym deceitTopics Personal qualitiesc1
- a drama full of lies and deception
- He was accused of obtaining property by deception.
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1- He'll use deception to get what he wants.
- She failed to see through his deception.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cruel
- elaborate
- deliberate
- …
- practise/practice
- use
- detect
- …
- [countable] a trick intended to make somebody believe something that is not true synonym deceit
- The whole episode had been a cruel deception.
- His elaborate deception fooled everyone.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cruel
- elaborate
- deliberate
- …
- practise/practice
- use
- detect
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin deceptio(n-), from decipere ‘deceive’.