Noun
dissembling -
the act of deceiving
deception ,
deceit ,
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
dissembling -
pretending with intention to deceive
pretense ,
pretence ,
feigning
misrepresentation ,
deceit ,
deception a misleading falsehood
bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
pretext ,
stalking-horse something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
