Definition of Deceit
Deceit
De·ceit
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The act of deceiving or cheating someone by hiding the truth.
e.g. The company's deceit was exposed when the scandal broke out.
(noun)
a trick, device, scheme, or attempt to deceive someone;
e.g. Her story turned out to be a deceit intended to conceal her crime.
(noun)
the quality of being misleading, dishonest, or deceptive, i.e. the quality of being deceitful;
e.g. They could not forgive him for his deceit, and they lost all trust in him.
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