The meaning of Deceit

verb

Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.

Usage examples:

She always cheats at cards

noun

A person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage.

Usage examples:

Athletes who abide by the rules are up against cheats with a distinct advantage.

noun

The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose.

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Storylines packed with political chicanery

noun

Dishonest but attractive talk or behavior that is used to deceive people

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The investigation has revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels.

noun

An activity involving skill in making things by hand.

Usage examples:

The craft of cobbling

verb

Exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand.

Usage examples:

He crafted the chair lovingly

noun

Skill in knowing how to do or make something, or a job or activity needing such skill

Usage examples:

[ u ] he talked about the craft of writing popular fiction., [ c ] i love to do all kinds of crafts…

noun

Behaviour that is clever, and sometimes also slightly dishonest

Usage examples:

She gets her way by a mixture of craftiness and determination., she was delighted at her own crafti…

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

Usage examples:

A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

Usage examples:

A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

Usage examples:

A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

noun

The action of keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage

Usage examples:

Only he seemed to have recognised lucy's deceitfulness., his deceitfulness prevents him from keepin…

noun

The action of deceiving someone.

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Obtaining property by deception

noun

The quality of being dishonest or tricking people, but often also being clever and successful

Usage examples:

This is a movie that explores the deviousness of human nature., lucy's deviousness hurt lem deeply.

noun

The act of cheating or tricking someone by hiding your real intentions

Usage examples:

Several high-ranking officials were named in the scandal, accused of fraud and double dealing.

verb

Deceive; trick.

Usage examples:

The newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story

verb

Make a duplicate or copy of.

Usage examples:

How to dupe 35 mm slides on to 35 mm film

noun

A victim of deception.

Usage examples:

Men who were simply the dupes of their unscrupulous leaders

noun

Deceitfulness.

Usage examples:

He was accused of duplicity and branded a traitor

noun

Dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people

Usage examples:

Duplicity in they were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides.

noun

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

Usage examples:

He was convicted of fraud

noun

The crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people

Usage examples:

Convicted of tax fraud, he was sentenced to two years in prison., he says he’s been everywhere and …

noun

The crime of getting money by tricking or deceiving people, or a crime of this type

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Serious/massive fraud we only investigate when there are sufficient grounds for believing serious f…

noun

The act of deceiving someone, for example, to get money

Usage examples:

Identity theft wasn't even recognized as a form of fraudulence until recently.

verb

Deceive or trick.

Usage examples:

Staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun

verb

Present participle of hoodwink

Usage examples:

He hoodwinked us into agreeing.

noun

Behaviour that is clever in order to deceive people and get what you want

Usage examples:

The prosecution appealed to popular stereotypes about the slyness of women., he uses all his slynes…

noun

The practice of deception.

Usage examples:

The dealer resorted to trickery

noun

Secretive or dishonest behaviour.

Usage examples:

He rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness