Associations to the word «Deception»

Wiktionary

DECEPTION, noun. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

Dictionary definition

DECEPTION, noun. A misleading falsehood.
DECEPTION, noun. The act of deceiving.
DECEPTION, noun. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis