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A thing that deceives

Something that deceives

The act of sabotaging something

An intentionally false statement

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

The action of evading something

An absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something

Emotional or psychological abuse

Copying of another's written work

A play on words, a pun

Senseless talk or writing

An aspect of something that is not accurate

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Noun

A thing that deceives

underhandedness

monkey business

misrepresentation

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

disingenuousness

unscrupulousness

treacherousness

smoke and mirrors

double-crossing

stab in the back

breach of faith

breach of trust

sleight of hand

pretentiousness

prestidigitation

untrustworthiness

ambidextrousness

false-heartedness

self-righteousness

duplicitousness

misleading talk

misbehaviour^UK

surreptitiousness

lack of veracity

every trick in the book

double entendre

quibbling routine

unrepresentativeness

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

misappropriation

telling stories

dishonourableness

specious reasoning

artful argument

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

being two-faced

act of disloyalty

act of treachery

conjuring tricks

putting on an act

bait and switch

trahison des clercs

terminological inexactitude

mischievousness

economy with the truth

toing and froing

comings and goings

hustle and bustle

affected superiority

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

beating about the bush

pussyfooting around

double standard

dishonest dealings

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“The deceptions within deceptions made my head whirl.”

Noun

Something that deceives

misrepresentation

confidence trick

confidence game

sleight of hand

smoke and mirrors

pretentiousness

monkey business

window-dressing

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

irresistible bait

sanctimoniousness

attention-grabber

crocodile tears

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

bit of sharp practice

fraudulent scheme

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

course of action

bait and switch

unscrupulousness

underhandedness

oldest trick in the book

trumped-up charge

every trick in the book

treacherousness

optical illusion

surprise attack

conjuring trick

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“You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception.”

Noun

The act of sabotaging something

Noun

An intentionally false statement

misrepresentation

departure from the truth

flight of fancy

piece of fiction

terminological inexactitude

trumped-up story

figment of the imagination

little white lie

alternative fact

cock and bull story

disingenuousness

conspiracy theory

remarkable story

economy with the truth

cock-and-bull story

one for the birds

prepared speech

false information

bending of the truth

misleading information

media manipulation

inaccurate news

propagandizing^US

propagandising^UK

lying under oath

giving false testimony

wilful falsehood

bearing false witness

false statement

bearing false testimony

forswearing oneself

making false statements

violation of an oath

false testimony

giving false evidence

shaggy-dog story

mistaken belief

fictitious story

work of fiction

creative writing

figment of imagination

works of fiction

work of imagination

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Noun

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misconstruction

mistaken belief

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

false impression

fool's paradise

fallacious argument

optical illusion

will-o'-the-wisp

virtual reality

figment of imagination

misunderstanding

figment of the imagination

subtle argument

rationalization^US

specious reasoning

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

overgeneral reasoning

deceptive appearance

false appearance

castles in Spain

castles in the air

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Noun

The action of evading something

finding a way round

nonparticipation

passive resistance

steering clear of

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Noun

An absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something

poor substitute

distorted drawing

exaggerated drawing

misrepresentation

reappropriation

false impression

political cartoon

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Noun

An illusion

Noun

Emotional or psychological abuse

emotional abuse

psychological abuse

psychological violence

psychological warfare

Noun

Copying of another's written work

Noun

A play on words, a pun

Noun

Senseless talk or writing

thoughtlessness

stuff and nonsense

unintelligible language

obscure language

overelaboration

meaningless talk

improvisational music

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

specialized language

technical language

public speaking

extravagant language

flowery language

leetspeak, l33tspeak

commonplace term

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Noun

An aspect of something that is not accurate

typographical error

slip of the pen

slip of the tongue

misapprehension

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

error of judgment

breach of etiquette

putting foot in mouth

erroneous belief

mistaken belief

failure to notice

dumb thing to do

typesetting mistake

keyboarding error

typesetting error

keyboarding mistake

printing mistake

typographical mistake

underestimation

foot in the mouth

error of judgement

misreading of the situation

false impression

misdemeanour^UK

poor decision-making

inappropriate behaviour

social indiscretion

piece of indecorum

lapse of etiquette

colossal blunder

blunder in etiquette

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

wrong configuration

disorganisation^UK

poor configuration

self-defeating action

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

simple-mindedness

thoughtlessness

dropping the ball

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