deceiving

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deceiving

adjective more deceiving · most deceiving

  1. deceitful

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of deceive

noun deceivings

  1. countable, uncountable deception And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you[…]

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Closest in meaning: lead on, delude, betray, lead astray, cozen, deceptive, fooling, cheating, misleading, defrauding, betraying, lying, tricking, conning, deluding, deceit

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@misc{deceiving_2026,
  title = {deceiving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deceiving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}