deceitful – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
deceitful
adj.
deceptive, dishonest
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.
deceitful
Adjective
1. intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
(synonym) fallacious, fraudulent
(similar) dishonest, dishonorable
2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
(synonym) ambidextrous, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued
(similar) dishonest, dishonorable
deceitful
příd.jm.
podvodný; lživý
deceitful
Przym.
oszukańczy; zwodniczy
