deception : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deception	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deception
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deception n a misleading falsehood [syn: misrepresentation, deceit, deception] the act of deceiving Synonym(s): deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers Synonym(s): magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deception \Decep"tion\, n. [F. d[82]ception, L. deceptio, fr. decipere, deceptum. See {Deceive}.] 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. Syn: {Deception}, {Deceit}, {Fraud}, {Imposition}. Usage: Deception* usually refers to the act, and deceit to the habit of the mind; hence we speak of a person as skilled in deception and addicted to deceit. The practice of deceit springs altogether from design, and that of the worst kind; but a deception does not always imply aim and intention. It may be undesigned or accidental. An imposition is an act of deception practiced upon some one to his annoyance or injury; a fraud implies the use of stratagem, with a view to some unlawful gain or advantage.