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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ [UK] Audio: En-us-deception.ogg Forms: deceptions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|decepcioun}} Middle English decepcioun, {{der|en|fro|decepcion}} Old French decepcion, {{der|en|la|dēcipiō||to deceive}} Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deception (countable and uncountable, plural deceptions)
  1. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: deceptional, nondeception, self-deception, undeception Related terms: deceive, deceptive, lie, deceiver Translations (instance of actions fabricated to mislead): mashtrim [masculine] (Albanian), خِدَاع (ḵidāʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), خَدْع (ḵadʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), խաբեբայություն (xabebayutʻyun) (Armenian), aldatma (Azerbaijani), падма́н (padmán) [masculine] (Belarusian), প্রবঞ্চনা (proboncona) (Bengali), изма́ма (izmáma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), лъжа́ (lǎžá) (english: lie) [feminine] (Bulgarian), заблужде́ние (zabluždénie) (english: delusion) [neuter] (Bulgarian), engany [masculine] (Catalan), بێ باوەڕی: چاوبەست (bê bawerrî) (Central Kurdish), فڕوفێڵ (frrufêll) (Central Kurdish), 騙局 /骗局 (piànjú) (Chinese Mandarin), 欺騙 /欺骗 (qīpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 欺詐 /欺诈 (qīzhà) (Chinese Mandarin), podvod [masculine] (Czech), klam [masculine] (Czech), balamucení [neuter] (Czech), bedrag [neuter] (Danish), bedrog [neuter] (Dutch), bedriegerij [feminine] (Dutch), misleiding [feminine] (Dutch), trompo (Esperanto), pettus (Estonian), petos (Finnish), supercherie [feminine] (French), tromperie [feminine] (French), engano [masculine] (Galician), calote [masculine] (Galician), მოტყუება (moṭq̇ueba) (Georgian), Betrug [masculine] (German), Betrügerei [feminine] (German), Täuschung [feminine] (German), απάτη (apáti) [feminine] (Greek), אֲחִיזַת עֵינַיִם (aḥizát 'ēnáim) [feminine] (Hebrew), מִרְמָה (mirma) [feminine] (Hebrew), धोखा (dhokhā) [masculine] (Hindi), छल (chal) [masculine] (Hindi), megtévesztés (Hungarian), blekking [feminine] (Icelandic), bréag [feminine] (Irish), mistificazione [feminine] (Italian), inganno [masculine] (Italian), sotterfugio [masculine] (Italian), raggiro [masculine] (Italian), frode [feminine] (Italian), ごまかし (gomakashi) (Japanese), いんちき (inchiki) (Japanese), 欺瞞 (giman) (Japanese), 欺騙 (gihen) (Japanese), алдау (aldau) (Kazakh), 기만 (giman) (Korean), 속임 (sogim) (Korean), 사기 (sagi) (Korean), алдоо (aldoo) (Kyrgyz), captiō [feminine] (Latin), dolus [masculine] (Latin), maldināšana [feminine] (Latvian), apgavystė [feminine] (Lithuanian), измама (izmama) [feminine] (Macedonian), penipuan (Malay), xapandin [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), bedrag [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), ġedwolcræft [masculine] (Old English), فریب (farib) (Persian), oszustwo [neuter] (Polish), bałamuctwo [neuter] (Polish), enganação [feminine] (Portuguese), engano [masculine] (Portuguese), logro [masculine] (Portuguese), decepție [feminine] (Romanian), amăgire [feminine] (Romanian), обма́н (obmán) [masculine] (Russian), ложь (ložʹ) (english: lie) [feminine] (Russian), заблужде́ние (zabluždénije) (english: delusion) [neuter] (Russian), о̏бмана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), пре̏вара [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), прије̑вара [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȍbmana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prȅvara [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prijȇvara [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), podvod [masculine] (Slovak), prevara [feminine] (Slovene), engaño [masculine] (Spanish), socaliña [feminine] (Spanish), decebimiento (disused) [masculine] (Spanish), engañifla [feminine] (Spanish), engañifa [colloquial, feminine] (Spanish), bedrägeri [neuter] (Swedish), фиреб (fireb) (Tajik), алдау (aldaw) (Tatar), алдак (aldaq) (Tatar), การหลอกลวง (Thai), kuhākäññe (Tocharian B), tārśi (Tocharian B), kandırma (Turkish), yanıltma (Turkish), aldatma (Turkish), aldaw (Turkmen), обма́н (obmán) [masculine] (Ukrainian), دھوکا (dhokhā) [masculine] (Urdu), فریب (farīb) (Urdu), ئالداش (aldash) (Uyghur), aldash (Uzbek), firib (Uzbek), sự lừa dối (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-deception-en-noun-6C-uDOzv Categories (other): Belarusian terms with redundant script codes, Bulgarian terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations, Entries with translation boxes, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Tatar translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Synonyms: Abraham work [UK, archaic, slang], deception, deceit, dupery, fiddle, jugglery, list, mislead [noun], Punic faith, rinky-dink [archaic], ruse, subterfuge, swack [UK, dated, slang], trickery Hyponyms: Abraham suit, bunco, cheat, chicanery, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, flim-flam, forgery, fraud, fullam [UK, archaic, slang], grift, hoax, imposture, Potemkin village, racket, rip-off, scam, sham, skulduggery, swindle, trick, underhandedness

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The Priest also places a moral barrier between himself and his tale by establishing himself as an \"unreliable narrator\" capable of deception and irony. Thus, through his habit of speaking equivocally, he can disavow responsibility for his frequently provocative words.",
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          "ref": "2021 February 11, Greg Hegman, “Same old Trump”, in Times-News, Twin Falls, Ida., page A9:",
          "text": "Reports related to Trump’s second impeachment very well reflect the Trumpology of the last four years – lie as much as you find tolerable (and the tolerance levels have been moved out extensively), and cover the truth with more lies and deception.[…]Lies, deceit and corruption – the core of Trumpology.",
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          "ref": "2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker:",
          "text": "The movie delivers a critical and analytical 'unfolding of the circumstances of Reality [Winner]’s life, starting with her childhood in Texas, in order to reveal her sense of deceptions and injustices that pass largely unchallenged in everyday American life.",
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          "word": "deceptive"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "lie"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "deceiver"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "tags": [
            "UK",
            "archaic",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "Abraham work"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "deception"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "deceit"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "dupery"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "fiddle"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "jugglery"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "list"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "tags": [
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "mislead"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "Punic faith"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "rinky-dink"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "ruse"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "subterfuge"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "tags": [
            "UK",
            "dated",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "swack"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:deception",
          "word": "trickery"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mashtrim"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḵidāʕ",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "خِدَاع"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḵadʕ",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "خَدْع"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xabebayutʻyun",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "խաբեբայություն"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "aldatma"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "padmán",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "падма́н"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "proboncona",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "প্রবঞ্চনা"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izmáma",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "изма́ма"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "english": "lie",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "lǎžá",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лъжа́"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "english": "delusion",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zabluždénie",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "заблужде́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "engany"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "piànjú",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "騙局 /骗局"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qīpiàn",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "欺騙 /欺骗"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qīzhà",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "欺詐 /欺诈"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "podvod"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "klam"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "balamucení"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bedrag"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bedrog"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bedriegerij"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "misleiding"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "trompo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "pettus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "petos"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "supercherie"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tromperie"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "engano"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "calote"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "moṭq̇ueba",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "მოტყუება"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Betrug"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Betrügerei"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Täuschung"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apáti",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "απάτη"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "aḥizát 'ēnáim",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אֲחִיזַת עֵינַיִם"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mirma",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "מִרְמָה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dhokhā",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "धोखा"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "chal",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "छल"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "megtévesztés"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "blekking"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bréag"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mistificazione"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "inganno"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sotterfugio"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "raggiro"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "frode"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gomakashi",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "ごまかし"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "inchiki",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "いんちき"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "giman",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "欺瞞"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gihen",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "欺騙"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "aldau",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "алдау"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "giman",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "기만"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sogim",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "속임"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sagi",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "사기"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "bê bawerrî",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "بێ باوەڕی: چاوبەست"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "frrufêll",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "فڕوفێڵ"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "xapandin"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "aldoo",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "алдоо"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "captiō"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dolus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maldināšana"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "apgavystė"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "izmama",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "измама"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "penipuan"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bedrag"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ġedwolcræft"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "farib",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "فریب"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "oszustwo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bałamuctwo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "enganação"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "engano"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "logro"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "decepție"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "amăgire"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obmán",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "обма́н"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "lie",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ložʹ",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ложь"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "delusion",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zabluždénije",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "заблужде́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "о̏бмана"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "пре̏вара"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прије̑вара"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ȍbmana"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prȅvara"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prijȇvara"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "podvod"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prevara"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "engaño"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "socaliña"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "decebimiento (disused)"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "engañifla"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "engañifa"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bedrägeri"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "fireb",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "фиреб"
        },
        {
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "aldaw",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "алдау"
        },
        {
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "aldaq",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "алдак"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "การหลอกลวง"
        },
        {
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "kuhākäññe"
        },
        {
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "tārśi"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "kandırma"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "yanıltma"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "aldatma"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "word": "aldaw"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obmán",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "обма́н"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "dhokhā",
          "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "aldau",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "алдау"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "giman",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "기만"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sogim",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "속임"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sagi",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "사기"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bê bawerrî",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "بێ باوەڕی: چاوبەست"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "frrufêll",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "فڕوفێڵ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "xapandin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "aldoo",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "алдоо"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "captiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dolus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maldināšana"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apgavystė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izmama",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "измама"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "penipuan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bedrag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ġedwolcræft"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "farib",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "فریب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oszustwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bałamuctwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "enganação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "engano"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "logro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "decepție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amăgire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obmán",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обма́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "lie",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ložʹ",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ложь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "delusion",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zabluždénije",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "заблужде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о̏бмана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пре̏вара"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прије̑вара"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ȍbmana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prȅvara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prijȇvara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "podvod"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prevara"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "engaño"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "socaliña"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decebimiento (disused)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "engañifla"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "engañifa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bedrägeri"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "fireb",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "фиреб"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "aldaw",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "алдау"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "aldaq",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "алдак"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "การหลอกลวง"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "kuhākäññe"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "tārśi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "kandırma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "yanıltma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "aldatma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "aldaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obmán",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обма́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "dhokhā",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دھوکا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "farīb",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "فریب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "aldash",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "ئالداش"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "aldash"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "firib"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "instance of actions fabricated to mislead",
      "word": "sự lừa dối"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deception"
}

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