deceit
11deceit — de•ceit [[t]dɪˈsit[/t]] n. 1) the act or practice of deceiving 2) a stratagem intended to deceive 3) the quality of being deceitful; duplicity • Etymology: 1225–75; deceite < OF, n. use of fem. of deceit, ptp. of deceivre to deceive syn:… …
12deceit — n. 1) to practice deceit 2) to expose deceit * * * [dɪ siːt] to expose deceit to practicedeceit …
13deceit — UK [dɪˈsiːt] / US [dɪˈsɪt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms deceit : singular deceit plural deceits dishonest behaviour that is intended to trick someone The whole relationship was based on lies and deceit …
14deceit — de|ceit [dıˈsi:t] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin decipere; DECEIVE] behaviour that is intended to make someone believe something that is not true ▪ an atmosphere of hypocrisy and deceit deliberate/calculated/outright… …
15deceit — noun 1) her endless deceit Syn: deception, deceitfulness, duplicity, double dealing, fraud, cheating, trickery, chicanery, deviousness, slyness, wiliness, guile, bluff, lying, pretense, treachery; informal crookedness …
16deceit — A fraudulent and deceptive misrepresentation, artifice, or device, used by one or more persons to deceive and trick another, who is ignorant of the true facts, to the prejudice and damage of the party imposed upon. To constitute deceit, the… …
17deceit — A fraudulent and deceptive misrepresentation, artifice, or device, used by one or more persons to deceive and trick another, who is ignorant of the true facts, to the prejudice and damage of the party imposed upon. To constitute deceit, the… …
18deceit — noun /dɪˈsiːt/ a) An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick The whole conversation was merely a deceit. b) An act of deceiving someone Syn: trick, fraud, deception, tri …
19deceit — The intentional attempt to mislead people. It gives rise to questions of definition (separating it from such neighbours as exaggeration, irony, parody) and to questions of justification. Many moral traditions separate the deliberate lie from the… …
20deceit — de|ceit [ dı sit ] noun count or uncount dishonest behavior that is intended to trick someone: The whole relationship was based on lies and deceit …
