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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of deceiving | |
| Synonyms: | dissembling dissimulation deceit | |
| Related terms: | falsification misrepresentaation pretense trickery delusion illusion imposture obscurantism duplicity bluff cheat indirection fakery take-in dissimulate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a misleading falsehood | |
| Synonyms: | misrepresentation deceit | |
| Related terms: | falsehood subterfuge trickery snow_job exaggeration facade half-truth fraudulence evasion bill_of_goods humbug pretense deceive | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (performing arts) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | |
| Synonyms: | trick conjuring_trick magic legerdemain illusion conjuration magic_trick | |
| Related terms: | performance prestidigitation card_trick | |
| Similar spelling: |
deceptive deceptively |
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