Deceit

/dɪˈsiːt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

The politician's deceit during the campaign led to distrust among voters.

A deceptive action or device; a trick.

The magician's act was full of deceit that left the audience in awe.

The quality of being deceitful; dishonesty.

Her deceit was revealed when the truth came out about her past actions.

Middle English, from Old French 'deceite', from Latin 'deceptio', meaning 'a deceiving'

deceitful practices:

Activities intended to mislead or deceive others.

in the name of deceit:

Actions done under a guise of falsehood.

a web of deceit:

An intricate and complicated system of lies.

Bamboozle

He really tried to bamboozle me with that lame excuse.

Pull a fast one

I can't believe he pulled a fast one on all of us.