deceptive

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

   the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm

2. 2
   adj

   causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

   deceptive calm

3. 3
   adj

   Likely or attempting to deceive.

   deceptive practices

Etymology

From Middle French déceptif, from Latin dēceptīvus, from dēcipiō (“to deceive”).