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    The meaning of DECEPTION is the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving. How to use deception in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deception.
    deception, fraud, double-dealing, subterfuge, trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource. fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice.
    The first records of the word deception come from the 1400s. It ultimately derives from the Latin verb dēcipere, meaning “to ensnare ” (in the literal sense of trapping someone or an animal). Forms of deception include attempts to mislead or trick someone or trap them with a deceptive scheme.
    The adjective deceptive can describe something that deceives or is intended to deceive. A person who engages in deception can be described as deceitful. Less commonly, the word deception can refer to an action, scheme, or trick intended to deceive, as in It was a clever deception, but I didn’t fall for it.