Deceitful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsɡˈʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈiːtfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈiːtfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsɡˈʊd/.

Examples

deceitful advertising
fallacious testimony
smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

double-dealing double-faced ambidextrous two-faced fallacious Janus-faced duplicitous double-tongued fraudulent

Parts of Speech

adjective	intended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge “deceitful advertising”
adjective	marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray “she was a deceitful scheming little thing”

Word Forms

deceitfulness	noun	the quality of being crafty
fraudulence	noun	the quality of being fraudulent
double-dealing	noun	acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
duplicity	noun	a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

betrügerisch

beabsichtigt zu täuschen; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

🇫🇷French

trompeur

destiné à tromper; ; ; - S.T. Coleridge

🇪🇸Spanish

engañoso

destinado a engañar; ; ; - ST Coleridge

🇮🇹Italian

ingannevole

destinato a ingannare; ; ; - S. T. Coleridge

🇳🇱Dutch

bedrieglijk

bedoeld om te misleiden; ; ; - ST Coleridge

🇵🇹Portuguese

enganoso

destinado a enganar; ; ; - ST Coleridge

🇷🇺Russian

лживый

намеренно обмануть; ; ; - С.Т.Колридж

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छल से

धोखा देने का इरादा; ; ; - एस.टी.कोलरिज

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতারক

প্রতারণা করার উদ্দেশ্যে; ; ; - এসটি কোলরিজ

🇮🇳Tamil

வஞ்சகமான

ஏமாற்ற நோக்கம்; ; ; - எஸ்.டி.கோல்ரிட்ஜ்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసపూరితమైన

మోసం చేయడానికి ఉద్దేశించబడింది; ; ; - ఎస్.టి.కోలెరిడ్జ్

🇮🇳Marathi

कपटी

फसवण्याच्या हेतूने; ; ; - एस.टी. कोलरीज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપટી

છેતરવાના હેતુથી; ; ; - એસ.ટી.કોલેરીજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚಕ

ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ; ; - ಎಸ್.ಟಿ.ಕೋಲ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചനാപരമായ

വഞ്ചിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചത്; ; ; - എസ്.ടി.കോളറിഡ്ജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼

ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ; ; ; - ਐਸ.ਟੀ.ਕੋਲਰਿਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکے باز

دھوکہ دینے کا ارادہ؛ ; ; - ایس ٹی کولرج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欺骗性的

意图欺骗； ; ; ——圣·T·柯勒律治

🇯🇵Japanese

欺瞞的な

欺くことを目的としたもの。 ; ; - S.T.コールリッジ

🇰🇷Korean

기만적인

속이려는 의도; ; ; - S.T.콜리지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lừa dối

có ý định lừa dối; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

🇹🇭Thai

หลอกลวง

ตั้งใจจะหลอกลวง ; ; - เอส.ที.โคลริดจ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

bohong

dimaksudkan untuk menipu; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

🇵🇭Filipino

mapanlinlang

nilalayong manlinlang; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

🇲🇾Malay

menipu

bertujuan untuk menipu; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخادع

بقصد الخداع؛ ; ; - إس تي كوليردج

🇮🇷Persian

فریبنده

قصد فریب دادن؛ ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

🇹🇷Turkish

aldatıcı

aldatmaya yönelik; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרַמֶה

נועד להונות; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

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What is the primary definition of the word 'deceitful'?

The primary meaning of 'deceitful' is 'intended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge'.

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Using 'deceitful' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'deceitful' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'deceitful' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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