deception

deception is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of deceiving or misleading. South.

[2] The state of being deceived or misled. There is one thing relating either to the action or enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to deception. South.

[3] That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud. There was of course room for vast deception. Motley.

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