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Deceit
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Meaning
Noun
●
An
act
or
practice
intended
to
deceive
; a trick.
●
An
act
of
deceiving
someone.
●
The
state of being
deceitful
or deceptive.
●
In Law:
The
tort
or
fraudulent
representation
of a
material fact
made with knowledge of its
falsity
, or
recklessly
, or without
reasonable
grounds
for
believing
its
truth
and with
intent
to
induce
reliance
on it
; the
plaintiff
justifiably
relies
on the
deception
, to his injury.
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Synonyms
Trick
Fraud
Deception
Trickery
Underhandedness
Deceptiveness
Deceitfulness
Dissimulation
Fraudulence
Deceipt
Related
Dishonesty
Subterfuge
Treachery
Duplicity
Manipulation
Betrayal
Misdirection
Obfuscation
Prevarication
Falsehood
Mendacity
Cheating
Hypocrisy
Lies
Cowardice
Malice
Greed
Misrepresentation
Lying
Opportunism
Malevolence
Lie
Selfishness
Delusion
Evil
Bribery
Sin
Disloyalty
Cruelty
Wrongdoing
Intimidation
Corruption
Flattery
Coercion
Seduction
Secrecy
Concealment
Jealousy
Revenge
Injustice
Irony
Immorality
Violence
Torture
Unfaithfulness
Adultery
Arrogance
Perfidy
Chicanery
Ignorance
Blackmail
Deceptions
Wickedness
Truth
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Rhymes
Eat
Peat
Feat
Feet
Meat
Pete
Meet
Beet
Leet
Heat
Yeet
Seat
Neat
Teat
Mete
Deet
Beat
Wheat
Sleet
Crete
Elite
Sweet
Skeet
Abeat
Pleat
Tweet
Suite
Bleat
Cheat
Greet
Cleat
Sheet
Fleet
Treat
Deceit
Defeat
Deheat
Delete
Upbeat
Effete
Unseat
Gamete
Reheat
Repeat
Street
Petite
Retreat
Offbeat
Replete
Preheat
Receipt
Deplete
Excrete
Accrete
Overeat
Conceit
Secrete
Entreat
Compete
Concrete
Complete
Re-Treat
Discreet
Discrete
Mistreat
Undereat
Overheat
Aesthete
Underheat
Underseat
Locuplete
Superheat
Indiscreet
Stylesheet
Incomplete
Bittersweet
Bon AppéTit
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