deception
noun/dɪˈsɛpʃən/
Frequency rank: #6,411 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The act of making someone believe something that is not true.
Example sentence
The magician's act was built on deception and illusion.
Synonyms & related words
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