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IPA transcription: [dɪ'sɛpʃən]
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Noun
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a misleading falsehood
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an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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the act of deceiving
Usage examples
- Orchids of the genus "Ophrys" use sexual deception to attract pollinators to their flowers.
- After he realizes the deception, she hits him with an energy blast.
- The entire world has witnessed Iraq's eleven-year history of defiance, deception and bad faith.
- Stuart's was famous for his Munson Hill Quaker Gun's deception.
- When the deception is revealed, Thanos uses the Ultimate Nullifier to destroy Death.
- To make him jealous, Luc pretends to be Kate's lover, and the deception works.
- He evaluated poltergeist cases and concluded they are best explained by deception and trickery.
- This distinguishes between "obtaining by a dishonest deception" and "dishonestly obtains by a deception".
- Anna and Louis create a brilliant deception from their hiding spot in the forest.
- Gigante allegedly enlisted his mother, and wife to help him in these deceptions.