deception :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. [the bad feeling of being mislead by intentional lies]

n. a misleading falsehood

n. the act of deceiving

n. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

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n. the act of deceiving

n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

n. a misleading falsehood

n. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

n. making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"

n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

n. pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"

n. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

n. an act of deliberate betrayal

n. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

n. the act of stealing

n. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"

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