deceit
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deceit
- /dɪˈsiːt/
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English deceyte, from Old French deceite, deçoite, from decevoir (“to deceive”), from Latin dēcipere (“to cheat, mislead”).
noun deceits · deceipt
- An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. The whole conversation was merely a deceit.
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An act of deceiving someone.
Upon his return he killed Eriphyle for her vanity and deceit of him and his father.
Similar: deception, trickery, imposition, hype, deceit, dupery, fiddle, fetch, hocus-pocus, jugglery, legerdemain, list
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The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
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Similar: deceptiveness, deceitfulness, dissimulation, fraudulence, trickery, underhandedness
- The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
- A group of lapwings. Deceits of lapwings were preparing to migrate
Similar: deceit, deceitfulness, deceptiveness, dissimulation, duplicity, fraudulence, fraudulency, trickery, perfidy, underhandedness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fraudulence, dissembling, dissimulation, deception, misrepresentation, trickery, deceitful, deceive, sham, deceptive, duplicity, hoax, scam, cheating, prevarication, mendacity
noun
Similar: deceit, deceitfulness, deceptiveness, dissimulation, duplicity, fraudulence, fraudulency, trickery, perfidy, underhandedness
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noun act or behavior intended to deceive
| Español | bellaquería, fraude, engaño, embeleco, trafa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 속임수 sogimsu, 사기 sagi, 속임 sogim |
| 日本語 | 詐欺 sagi |
| 中文 | 欺騙 /欺骗 qīpiàn |
| हिन्दी | धोखा dhokhā, छल chal |
| Português | velhacaria, fraude |
| Français | tromperie, ruse |
| Deutsch | Betrügerei, Betrug |
| Italiano | falsità, mendacità, inganno, trucco |
| Ελληνικά | απάτη apáti |
| Română | decepție |
| Русский | обма́н obmán |
| العربية | خِدَاع ḵidāʕ, خَدْع ḵadʕ |
| עברית | רַמָּאוּת ramaút |
noun act or fact of deceiving
| Español | fraude, engaño, dolo, trafa, decebimiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 속임수 sogimsu |
| हिन्दी | छल chal, छलावा chalāvā |
| Português | logro |
| Français | tromperie |
| Deutsch | Täuschung |
| Ελληνικά | απάτη apáti |
| Română | înșelătorie, înșelăciune |
| Русский | обма́н obmán |
noun state of being deceptive
| 한국어 | 기만 giman |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 欺瞞 giman |
| Deutsch | Falschheit |
| Ελληνικά | απάτη apáti |
| Русский | обма́нчивость obmánčivostʹ, лжи́вость lžívostʹ |
Talk about this word "deceit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deceit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deceit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deceit "deceit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deceit.Cite this
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title = {deceit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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