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The act of tricking or fooling.

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Usage examples (36)
  • An honorable man or woman is one who is truthful; free from deceit; above cheating, lying, stealing, or any form of deception.
  • This kind of deception is the rule, not the exception, in Silicon Valley.
  • Only disturbing to me, because the story shows what our deception is about.
  • Expect more of this kind of deception from the right as An Inconvient Truth hits theaters on May 24.
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