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Meanings of
deceit
in English
Portuguese
engano
Catalan
frau
Spanish
impostura
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The act of deceiving.
deception
dissimulation
misrepresentation
dissembling
dupery
Portuguese
engano
Catalan
frau
Spanish
fraude
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The quality of being fraudulent.
fraudulence
Catalan
frau
Usage of
deceit
in English
1
To correct our self-partiality and
self
-
deceit
is the use of general rules.
2
A competition in
deceit
in which, I admit, he out did them.
3
In every other respect, mutual suspicion and profound
deceit
characterize the scene.
4
He was above and beyond all
deceit
and trickery and personal selfishness.
5
Nothing can excuse the bank's sharp practice and
deceit
of its customers.
6
Dear friend, as the old proverb has it,
deceit
lurks in generalities.
7
Mr. Slope will be accused of
deceit
in his mode of canvassing.
8
TENNIN Doubt is fitting for mortals; with us there is no
deceit
.
9
The Pope ignored Philip's
deceit
over the Templar leaders held at Chinon.
10
Am I to be the sole actor in the drama of
deceit
?
11
Filipinos wish for the friendship of America and abhor militarism and
deceit
.
12
I do not agree that he has absolved Tony Blair of
deceit
.
13
Can this really be the Almighty's definitive denunciation of fraud and
deceit
?
14
Each side knows the other's moves; there is no
deceit
about it.
15
This would mean the end of all diplomacy of lying and
deceit
.
16
He saw nothing in that face to yield any encouragement to
deceit
.
Other examples for "deceit"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
deceit
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
such deceit
be no deceit
own deceit
little deceit
more deceit
More collocations
Translations for
deceit
Portuguese
engano
dissimulação
enganação
Catalan
frau
fingiment
engany
dissimulació
mentida
farsa
fraudulència
Spanish
impostura
disimulación
decepción
fraude
engaño
fingimiento
Deceit
through the time
Deceit
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common