deception
nounDefinition of deception
1a
: the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving
resorting to falsehood and deception used deception to leak the classified information
b
: the fact or condition of being deceived
the deception of his audience
2
: something that deceives : trick
fooled by a scam artist's clever deception
Sentence
She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising.
His many deceptions did not become known until years after he died.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more