"undeception" meaning in English

See undeception in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: undeceptions [plural]
Etymology: From un- + deception. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|deception}} un- + deception Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} undeception (countable and uncountable, plural undeceptions)
  1. The point of being undeceived or freed from a misconception. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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