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deceit

[ dih-seet ]

noun

  1. the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:

    Once she exposed their deceit, no one ever trusted them again.

    Synonyms: dissimulation, deception

  2. an act or device intended to deceive; trick; stratagem.
  3. the quality of being deceitful; duplicity; falseness:

    a man full of deceit.

    Antonyms: sincerity, honesty



deceit

/ dɪˈsiːt /

noun

  1. the act or practice of deceiving
  2. a statement, act, or device intended to mislead; fraud; trick
  3. a tendency to deceive


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Other Words From

  • nonde·ceit noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deceit1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English deceite, from Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of feminine of deceit “deceived,” past participle of deceivre “to deceive”; deceive

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deceit1

C13: from Old French deceite, from deceivre to deceive

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Example Sentences

“I was truly appalled by the realization of the deceit involved,” Bradlee wrote.

Just like a Law & Order episode, the Mississippi Senate race has featured felonies, courtroom drama, lies, and deceit.

For years now, deceit has been an institutional norm in facilities across the VA.

He lines his pockets when opportunities arise, and gets ahead of domestic rivals by craft and deceit.

But these two pillars of support for lethal injection have always been based on a form of deceit.

This is one of the fundamentals in that large class of cases growing out of deceit.

As a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit: therefore are they become great and enriched.

Do not believe this; be certain that those who profess such a doctrine are practising themselves the deceit they condemn so much.

The party seeking redress, must have been deceived, and also injured by the deceit in order to recover.

Thus, where such pure, noble feelings do not exist, the mere forms of politeness become hypocrisy and deceit.

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