Definition of deception Deception

/dɪsɛˈpʃʌn/ - [disepshun] - de•cep•tion

We found 11 definitions of deception from 6 different sources.

What does deception mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: deceptions
deception - the act of deceiving
		deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
		misrepresentation, falsification a misleading falsehood
		fakery the act of faking (or the product of faking)
		indirection deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"
		chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicane, guile the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
		double-dealing, duplicity acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
		cheating, cheat a deception for profit to yourself
		head game, delusion, illusion the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
		pretending, feigning, simulation, pretence, pretense the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
		imposture, impersonation pretending to be another person
		obscurantism a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
		four flush, bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
deception - a misleading falsehood
		misrepresentation, deceit
		untruth, falsehood, falsity a false statement
		bill of goods a consignment of merchandise
		snake oil, humbug (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
		half-truth a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
		facade, window dressing the face or front of a building
		overstatement, exaggeration, magnification the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"
		snow job a long and elaborate misrepresentation
		dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
		subterfuge, blind something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
		hanky panky, hocus-pocus, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery, trickery, slickness the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
		duplicity, fraudulence acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
deception - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
		magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion
		performance any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"
		card trick a trick performed with playing cards

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Wiktionary

deception (Noun)
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

deception (n.)
The act of deceiving or misleading.
deception (n.)
The state of being deceived or misled.
deception (n.)
That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

deception
The act or practice of deceiving.
deception
Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

deception
de-sep′shun, n. act of deceiving: the means by which it is sought to deceive.—n. Deceptibil′ity.—adjs. Decept′ible, capable of being deceived; Decep′tious (Shak.), deceitful; Decep′tive, tending to deceive: misleading.—adv. Decep′tively.—n. Decep′tiveness.—adj. Decep′tory, tending to deceive. [O. Fr.,—Low L. deceptio, -nis—decipĕre, to deceive.]