Deception — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a misleading falsehood

the act of deceiving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪshˈɑːɹʔn̩z/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪshˈɑːɹʔn̩z/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conjuring trick dissimulation legerdemain illusion thaumaturgy misrepresentation conjuration dissembling deceit magic trick magic trick

Word Forms

misrepresent	verb	tamper, with the purpose of deception
deceive	verb	be false to; be dishonest with
dissimulate	verb	hide (feelings) from other people
magical	adjective	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
magician	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
illusionist	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Täuschung

eine irreführende Unwahrheit

🇫🇷French

tromperie

un mensonge trompeur

🇪🇸Spanish

engaño

una falsedad engañosa

🇮🇹Italian

inganno

una falsità ingannevole

🇳🇱Dutch

teleurstelling

een misleidende onwaarheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

decepção

uma falsidade enganosa

🇷🇺Russian

обман

вводящая в заблуждение ложь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धोखे

एक भ्रामक झूठ

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতারণা

একটি বিভ্রান্তিকর মিথ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாற்றுதல்

ஒரு தவறான பொய்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసం

తప్పుదోవ పట్టించే అబద్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक

एक दिशाभूल करणारा खोटारडेपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

છેતરપિંડી

એક ભ્રામક જૂઠાણું

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚನೆ

ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿಸುವ ಸುಳ್ಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചന

തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വ്യാജം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖਾ

ਇੱਕ ਗੁੰਮਰਾਹਕੁੰਨ ਝੂਠ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ

ایک گمراہ کن جھوٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欺骗

误导性的谎言

🇯🇵Japanese

欺瞞

誤解を招く虚偽

🇰🇷Korean

기만

오해를 불러일으키는 거짓

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lừa dối

một sự giả dối gây hiểu lầm

🇹🇭Thai

การหลอกลวง

ความเท็จที่ทำให้เข้าใจผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tipu muslihat

sebuah kebohongan yang menyesatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

panlilinlang

isang mapanlinlang na kasinungalingan

🇲🇾Malay

penipuan

kepalsuan yang menyesatkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخداع

كذب مضلل

🇮🇷Persian

فریب

یک دروغ گمراه کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

aldatma

yanıltıcı bir yalan

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹנָאָה

שקר מטעה

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The primary meaning of 'deception' is 'a misleading falsehood'.

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

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