deception – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
deception
n.
deceit, fraud, misleading act
Deception
Deception,
beguilement,
deceit,
bluff,
mystification and
subterfuge is the act of propagating beliefs in things that are not
true, or not the whole truth (as in
half-truths or
omission). Deception can involve
dissimulation,
propaganda, and
sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also
self-deception, as in
bad faith.
deception
Noun
1. a misleading falsehood
(synonym) misrepresentation, deceit
(hypernym) falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement
(hyponym) bill of goods
(derivation) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
2. the act of deceiving
(synonym) deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
(hypernym) falsification, misrepresentaation
(hyponym) fakery
(derivation) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
(synonym) magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, illusion
(hypernym) performance
(hyponym) card trick
déception
nf.
disappointment, letdown, chagrin, frustration; anticlimax; damp; discomfiture; sell
deception
n.
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