“All we see and hear, feel and taste, think and do, during our whole being, is but the deluding appearance of a long dream whereof there is no reality.”

Adjective

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Characterized by a lack of sincerity

Pecksniffian

phoney^UK

phony^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

economical with the truth

terminologically inexact

not entirely truthful

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Noun

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The action of deluding or the state of being deluded

coloring^US

colouring^UK

beating about the bush

pretense^US

pretence^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to deceive into believing something which is false

leading down the garden path

leading up the garden path

playing trick on

pulling a fast one on

pulling a swifty on

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

leading up garden path

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

taking to the cleaners

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

giving someone a bum steer

putting on the wrong track

throwing off the scent

giving the wrong impression

sending on a wild goose chase

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

putting on false front

stretching the truth

doing out of

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

double-dealing

committing perjury

selling a pup

bearing false witness

getting the better of

pulling someone's leg

selling a bill of goods to

doing someone in the eye

selling a bill of goods

biasing^US

biassing^UK

snaring

stealing a march on

slipping something over on

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

inviting

selling down the river

twisting around your little finger

departing from the truth

telling a lie

telling stories

faking it

saying something untrue

perjuring oneself

forswearing oneself

making up a story

not telling the truth

telling a terminological inexactitude

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

putting someone up to something

pulling something funny

hitting below the belt

letting down

playing someone false

breaking faith with

making a monkey of

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

going one better than

fudging with

finding a loophole in

tampering with

exploiting a loophole in

fiddling with

interfering with

tinkering with

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“That businesses spend vast sums to delude consumers, not inform them, is too obvious to merit comment.”

Verb

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Present participle for to feign or mimic an expression or appearance

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