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An act, or the fact, of being deceptive or deceitful

A cunning trick or dishonest act with the intent to deceive

A lie or untruth that is told to deceive

An act, or the fact, of being disloyal or treacherous

An act carried out through the use of illusion, especially for entertainment

The state or quality of being specious

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

A lack of integrity or honesty in one's actions or character

The act of sabotaging something

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

The act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

Emotional or psychological abuse

A fraudulent imitation of something else

The copying of another's written or creative work

Senseless talk or writing

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Noun

An act, or the fact, of being deceptive or deceitful

underhandedness

monkey business

disingenuousness

unscrupulousness

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

misrepresentation

lack of veracity

treacherousness

pretentiousness

double-crossing

dishonourableness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

surreptitiousness

misbehaviour^UK

duplicitousness

telling stories

self-righteousness

ambidextrousness

every trick in the book

sleight of hand

smoke and mirrors

palace intrigue

untrustworthiness

misleading talk

misappropriation

crocodile tears

artful argument

superciliousness

specious reasoning

being two-faced

self-satisfaction

bait and switch

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

dishonest dealings

breach of trust

being on the take

lying under oath

wilful falsehood

giving false testimony

bearing false witness

affected superiority

double standard

bearing false testimony

forswearing oneself

false testimony

giving false evidence

false statement

making false statements

violation of an oath

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“He was anxious to play his role properly and was worried that a moment of carelessness might expose his deception.”

Noun

A cunning trick or dishonest act with the intent to deceive

misrepresentation

confidence trick

confidence game

sleight of hand

monkey business

smoke and mirrors

sanctimoniousness

artful deception

every trick in the book

bit of sharp practice

oldest trick in the book

fraudulent scheme

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

course of action

bait and switch

trumped-up charge

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

hollow pretense

false pretension

treacherousness

irresistible bait

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“She laments the fact that she is the victim of a cruel deception.”

Noun

A lie or untruth that is told to deceive

misrepresentation

trumped-up story

little white lie

piece of fiction

cock and bull story

departure from the truth

terminological inexactitude

alternative fact

flight of fancy

figment of the imagination

conspiracy theory

prepared speech

one for the birds

misleading statement

deviation from the truth

suppressio veri

disregard for the facts

economy with the truth

confusing statement

false information

bending of the truth

media manipulation

inaccurate news

propagandizing^US

misleading information

propagandising^UK

disinformation campaign

mental dishonesty

harmless untruth

well-intentioned untruth

suggestio falsi

cock-and-bull story

poetic license^US

poetic licence^UK

shaggy-dog story

figment of imagination

false statement

farfetched story

unbelievable tale

mistaken belief

fictitious story

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“Unfortunately, most can't comprehend this, and continue to parrot words of deception and half-truths.”

Noun

An act, or the fact, of being disloyal or treacherous

treacherousness

untrustworthiness

breach of trust

false-heartedness

stab in the back

breach of faith

double-crossing

act of disloyalty

act of treachery

trahison des clercs

underhandedness

betrayal of trust

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“He then first conceived of the deception by his trusted adviser and immediately employed counsel, investigated the transaction, and brought this suit.”

Noun

An act carried out through the use of illusion, especially for entertainment

“The spectator must be vigilant to detect the magician's deception.”

Noun

The state or quality of being specious

misapprehension

misinterpretation

fallacious argument

misconstruction

mistaken belief

mistaken impression

faulty reasoning

unsound argument

subtle argument

unconvincingness

questionability

inconceivability

unsatisfactoriness

inconceivableness

insubstantiality

unjustifiability

sophisticalness

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Noun

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

misrepresentation

false appearance

outward appearance

smoke and mirrors

pretentiousness

window dressing

window-dressing

poor substitute

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

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Noun

A lack of integrity or honesty in one's actions or character

Noun

The act of sabotaging something

Noun

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception

misapprehension

false impression

mistaken impression

fool's paradise

castles in Spain

castles in the air

optical illusion

virtual reality

figment of imagination

will-o'-the-wisp

figment of the imagination

deceptive appearance

false appearance

wishful thinking

eggs in moonshine

castle in the sky

irrational expectation

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

unrealistic hope

flight of fancy

unrealistic expectation

castle in the air

castle in Spain

flight of imagination

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Noun

The act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

Noun

Emotional or psychological abuse

emotional abuse

psychological abuse

psychological violence

psychological warfare

Noun

A fraudulent imitation of something else

virtual reality

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Noun

The copying of another's written or creative work

Noun

Senseless talk or writing

thoughtlessness

stuff and nonsense

unintelligible language

obscure language

meaningless talk

incoherent talk

pretentiousness

command of language

power of speech

flowery language

extravagant language

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

chitter-chatter

unintelligible talk

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

chewing the fat

chewing the rag

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