deception

Kelsey Jackson

Noun

1: the act of causing someone to accept something as true or valid what is false or invalid

2: something that deceives

Synonyms: betrayal, falsehood, fraud, lying, trickery, untruth

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Disgorge definition & meaning. Merriam-Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deception

IPA: dɪˈsɛpʃᵊn

"Deception upon deception, the thing in the pit mused aloud." (p. 253)

"Be wary of miscommunication, confusion, and deception." - Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel (found on Marriam-Webster)

"My character was living in the world of darkness and shadow and deception."—Matt Donnelly, Variety (found on Mariam-Webster)

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Old French déception "act of misleading, a lie, a falsehood,"

directly from Late Latin deceptionem "a deceiving"

Deception. (n.d.). Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved February 13, 2024, from https://www.etymonline.com/word/deception

deception (n.d.). Google Books Ngram Viewer. Retrieved February 13, 2024, from https://books.google.com/ngrams/

Korean: 기만

Chinese: 骗局

Kazakh: алдау

Russian: обман

French: tromperie

Spanish: engaño

German: täuschung

Turkish: aldatma

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