de·ceit
/dəˈsēt/
noun
the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
"a web of deceit"
synonyms: deception, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, fraudulence, cheating, trickery, duping, hoodwinking, chicanery, underhandedness, deviousness, slyness, cunning, craftiness, craft, wiliness, artfulness, guile, dissimulation, dissembling, bluff, bluffing, lying, pretense, artifice, treachery, crookedness, monkey business, funny business, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery, monkeyshines, codology, management, knavery, sham, imposture, hoax, fake, misrepresentation, blind, wile, Trojan horse, trick, stratagem, device, ruse, scheme, dodge, maneuver, contrivance, machination, subterfuge, cheat, swindle, confidence trick, con, con trick, setup, game, scam, sting, leg-pull, flimflam, wheeze, bunco, grift, lurk, rort, schlenter, flanker, shift, fetch, rig
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Deceit definition: the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating.
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deceit ; deceive verb ; deceit noun ; deceitful adjective ; deception noun ; deceptive adjective.
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