deception

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ UK /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of deceiving or misleading someone

The whole scheme was built on careful deception.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of deceiving or... deceit trickery fraud duplicity subterfuge guile dishonesty ruse

Opposites

honesty truthfulness candor sincerity

Word family

Related forms deceive deceptive deceit

Etymology

From Old French deception, from Late Latin dēceptiō (stem dēceptiōn-), from dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- ('from') plus capere ('to take').

dēceptiō Latin dēcipere Latin capere Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# deception

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɛpʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɛpʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of deceiving or misleading someone

## Examples
- The whole scheme was built on careful deception.

## Synonyms
- deceit
- trickery
- fraud
- duplicity
- subterfuge
- guile
- dishonesty
- ruse

## Antonyms
- honesty
- truthfulness
- candor
- sincerity

## Related Forms
- deceive
- deceptive
- deceit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dēceptiō
- Root: dēcipere
- Root: capere

## Etymology
From Old French deception, from Late Latin dēceptiō (stem dēceptiōn-), from dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- ('from') plus capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Deception is from Old French deception, from Late Latin dēceptiō (stem dēceptiōn-), from dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- ('from') plus capere ('to take'). In present-day use, it means the act of deceiving or misleading someone. Related vocabulary includes deceive, deceptive, and deceit.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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