deception
noun
Simple meaning
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dihsehpshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪˈsɛpʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Used this way, deception is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It criticises, but without shouting.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
Nearby words
- deceit , a specialist term, precise but narrower
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use deception
- “His deception made everyone believe a completely false story.”noun
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Synonyms
Sense: instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie
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