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Definisjon av deceit

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
deceit - a misleading falsehood
misrepresentation, deception
untruth, falsehood, falsity a false statement
bill of goods a consignment of merchandise
snake oil, humbug (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
half-truth a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
facade, window dressing the face or front of a building
overstatement, exaggeration, magnification the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"
snow job a long and elaborate misrepresentation
dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
subterfuge, blind something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
hanky panky, hocus-pocus, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery, trickery, slickness the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
duplicity, fraudulence acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
deceit - the act of deceiving
deception, dissembling, dissimulation
misrepresentation, falsification a misleading falsehood
fakery the act of faking (or the product of faking)
indirection deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"
chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicane, guile the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
double-dealing, duplicity acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
cheating, cheat a deception for profit to yourself
head game, delusion, illusion the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
pretending, feigning, simulation, pretence, pretense the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
imposture, impersonation pretending to be another person
obscurantism a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
four flush, bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
deceit - the quality of being fraudulent
fraudulence
dishonesty lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
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Substantiv
deceit - An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
deceit - An act of deceiving someone.
deceit - The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
deceit - The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

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  • deceit
    The act or practice of deceiving.

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