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Deceit

noun/dɪsɡˈɑːnɪk/
Definition
the quality of being fraudulent
a misleading falsehood
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪsɡˈɑːnɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪsˈiːt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪsˈiːt/
2 syllables Say it as /dɪsɡˈɑːnɪk/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
fraudulentadjectiveintended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge
misrepresentverbtamper, with the purpose of deception
deceiveverbbe false to; be dishonest with
dissimulateverbhide (feelings) from other people
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Betrug
die Eigenschaft, betrügerisch zu sein
🇫🇷French
tromperie
la qualité d'être frauduleux
🇪🇸Spanish
engaño
la cualidad de ser fraudulento
🇮🇹Italian
inganno
la qualità di essere fraudolento
🇳🇱Dutch
bedrog
de kwaliteit van frauduleus zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
engano
qualidade do que é fraudulento
🇷🇺Russian
обман
Качество мошенничества
India
🇮🇳Hindi
छल
कपटपूर्ण होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রতারণা
প্রতারণার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
வஞ்சகம்
மோசடியாக இருக்கும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మోసం
మోసపూరితమైన నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
फसवणूक
फसव्या असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
કપટ
કપટી હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಂಚನೆ
ಮೋಸದ ಗುಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വഞ്ചന
വഞ്ചനയുടെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧੋਖਾ
ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دھوکہ
دھوکہ دہی کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
欺骗
欺诈的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
欺瞞
詐欺師の性質
🇰🇷Korean
책략
사기의 질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lừa dối
chất lượng của sự lừa đảo
🇹🇭Thai
หลอกลวง
คุณภาพของการฉ้อโกง
🇮🇩Indonesian
penipuan
kualitas penipuan
🇵🇭Filipino
panlilinlang
ang kalidad ng pagiging mapanlinlang
🇲🇾Malay
tipu
kualiti menjadi penipuan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خداع
نوعية كونها احتيالية
🇮🇷Persian
فریب
کیفیت کلاهبردار بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
aldatma
sahtekar olmanın kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
תַרמִית
האיכות של הונאה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'deceit'?
The primary meaning of 'deceit' is 'the quality of being fraudulent'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deceit' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'deceit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'deceit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'deceit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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