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    deceit
    /dɪˈsiːt/

    noun

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECEIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DECEIT definition: 1. (an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage: 2. (an act of) keeping…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deceitDeceit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DECEIT is the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act or practice of deceiving : deception. How to use deceit in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › deceitDECEIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Anything that involves intentionally misleading someone is deceit. The word deceit often implies a pattern of behavior, rather than a one-time act. The adjective deceitful can describe something that deceives or is intended to deceive, or someone who is known for engaging in deceit.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECEIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DECEIT meaning: 1. (an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage: 2. (an act of) keeping…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECEIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    deceit is the quality that prompts intentional concealment or perversion of truth for the purpose of misleading: honest and without deceit. The quality of guile leads to craftiness in the use of deceit: using guile and trickery to attain one's ends. hypocrisy is the pretense of possessing qualities of sincerity, goodness, devotion, etc.:

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › deceitDeceit - definition of deceit by The Free Dictionary

    deceit is intentional concealment or misrepresentation of the truth: Consumers are often victims of deceit. guile is cunning deceit; it suggests subtle but treacherous tactics: He used guile to gain access to the documents.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deceitDeceit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Deceit is purposeful falsehood. If you want to keep your true love true to you, avoid any acts of deceit. Deceit comes from the Latin for "cheat." When you deceive someone, you give them a false impression, mislead them so as to get away with something bad.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondeceit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true; an example of this behaviour synonym deception. He was accused of lies and deceit. Everyone was involved in this web of deceit. Their marriage was an illusion and a deceit.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarydeceit | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    deceit meaning: attempts to make someone believe something that is not true. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › deceitdeceit | meaning of deceit in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    From Longman Business Dictionary de‧ceit /dɪˈsiːt/ noun [ countable, uncountable] behaviour that is intended to make someone believe something that is not true Victims of the firm’s fraud and deceit are seeking redress in the courts.

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