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Meanings of deceit in English
Synonyms
Examples for "deception"
Examples for "deception"
1
The deception of the public continues, the paper said in an editorial.
2
Pharaoh's main problem was that too many people knew about the deception.
3
It takes a certain sort of dangerous intelligence to maintain such deception.
4
What I do in the way of deception I do in self-defense.
5
Jouret continued the deception, however, because it appealed to his showman's nature.
1
Vidocq may have been his superior in dissimulation, but in that alone.
2
His masterly dissimulation was employed in the direction suggested by his councillors.
3
Objection 1: It seems that hypocrisy is not the same as dissimulation.
4
The naturally endearing ways of the angelic child were treated as dissimulation.
5
His deep dissimulation he learnt in his bitter childhood and harassed youth.
1
The new law bans rescission except in cases of fraud or misrepresentation.
2
The agencies say they expect to eventually prevail on the misrepresentation claim.
3
The latter denied the claim and filed a counterclaim alleging fraudulent misrepresentation.
4
All of this led to much agitation and misrepresentation against the Church.
5
But the absence of fees is not the reason for such misrepresentation.
1
How can other countries get involved with dissembling the central African militia?
2
All her efforts were now directed to the dissembling her internal conflict.
3
I would have noted the suggestive, dissembling, observing unconcern of her companion.
4
He felt, as a painful burden, the obligation of dissembling towards them.
5
Again she shrewdly caught his cunning speech, and passed on, dissembling wholly.
1
Eventually he came to the conclusion that the Republic was mere dupery.
2
The whole displays a complete system of dupery, and the agents were graduated.
3
What if he is not an easy prey to dupery?
4
Egoist agony wrung the outcry from him that dupery is a more blessed condition.
5
And between ourselves what dupery there is in science, how it narrows our horizon!
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.
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Translations for deceit
Portuguese
Deceit through the time
Deceit across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common