deception

Definition

  • noun: the act of making someone believe something that is not true
  • noun: the act of 'deceiving'
  • synonyms: imposition, fraud, deceit

Examples

  • It was a misunderstanding on her part, not a deliberate 'deception' on his (part). [=he didn't try to deceive her or lie to her]

  • The article describes the government's use of 'deception' [='deceit'] to gain public support for the program.

  • She 'practiced deception' on her unsuspecting clients. [=she deceived them]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Don't you see? Her transgressions led the zealots to Dormammu. Kaecilius was her fault. And here we are, in the consequence of her deception. A world on fire. Mordo, the London Sanctum has fallen. The New York one has been attacked, twice. (..)
    2016 Doctor Strange