deception
Example Sentences
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After his father’s death, Mr. Junod goes on a sort of genealogical quest, excavating Lou’s double and triple lives—mistresses, deceptions, suspicious deaths, ugly secrets—and more distant family history.
Nineteenth-century news media perpetuated the belief that young women were passive, incapable of deep thought or deep deception.
From Literature
Maybe it means the kid’s elated to know his deception is working.
From Salon
The “deception added fuel to the later conspiracy theories,” the CIA study said.
Another popular method of deception is to adopt a false flag or flag of convenience.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
