Noun: deception di'sep-shun
- The act of hiding one's true feelings or intentions
"Her cheerful demeanour was mere deception to hide her disappointment";
- deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
- A misleading falsehood
"The advertisement was found to contain several deceptions about the product";
- misrepresentation, deceit
- An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
"She performed an impressive deception with just a deck of cards";
- magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration [rare], thaumaturgy, illusion
Derived forms: deceptions
Type of: falsehood, falsification, falsity, misrepresentation, performance, untruth
Encyclopedia: Deception, Jealousy, and Lies