Deception

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/dɪsˈɛpʃən/ · डिसेप्शन

Meaning

The act of deceiving someone

हिंदी अर्थ

धोखा, गुमराह करने की क्रिया

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
Antonyms · विलोम
HonestyCandour
Example sentences

The whole scheme rested on deception.

Deception is harder to maintain than the truth.

Daily use: Poori scheme deception pe thi.

Word forms
Deception nDeceit nDeceive vDeceptive adj
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Deceive verb है (धोखा देना); -tion लगाइए तो noun बना deception — धोखा देने की क्रिया। Cunning, guile, deceit इसी परिवार के साथी हैं।

Deceive is the verb (to cheat); add -tion and you get the noun deception, the act of deceiving. Keep cunning, guile and deceit beside it as one family of trickery.

Exam note

Synonym: deceit, fraud, guile, trickery, chicanery; antonym: honesty, candour, veracity। Deceive (v), deception/deceit (n), deceptive (adj) याद रखिए।

Synonyms: deceit, fraud, guile, trickery, chicanery. Antonyms: honesty, candour, veracity. Know the set deceive (v), deception and deceit (n), deceptive (adj).

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