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

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
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