Associations to the word «Deceit»
Noun
- Hypocrisy
- Falsehood
- Treachery
- Fraud
- Greed
- Tort
- Deception
- Wickedness
- Flattery
- Betrayal
- Coercion
- Manipulation
- Concealment
- Intrigue
- Cruelty
- Detecting
- Envy
- Stupidity
- Honesty
- Sincerity
- Bribery
- Practise
- Adultery
- Cheat
- Delusion
- Theft
- Malice
- Cowardice
- Subtlety
- Jealousy
- Snare
- Vanity
- Idleness
- Loki
- Lust
- Imposition
- Hatred
- Satan
- Reproach
- Lie
- Injustice
- Strife
- Negligence
- Secrecy
- Conceit
- Liar
- Disobedience
- Enmity
- Asha
- Tinge
- Recourse
- Oppression
- Ferocity
- Truth
- Lying
- Pride
- Corruption
- Folly
- Blackmail
- Exaggeration
- Revenge
- Evil
- Orr
- Irony
- Pretending
- Disguise
- Suspicion
- Trick
- Scorn
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DECEIT, noun. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick
DECEIT, noun. An act of deceiving someone
DECEIT, noun. (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive
DECEIT, noun. (legal) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
Dictionary definition
DECEIT, noun. The quality of being fraudulent.
DECEIT, noun. A misleading falsehood.
DECEIT, noun. The act of deceiving.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.