The act or practice of deceiving

• shiftiness

  1. (uncountable) The property of being shifty.
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty.

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  1. (uncountable) The property of being shifty.
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty.

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• guile

  1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
  2. A trick or stratagem.
  3. To beguile; deceive.

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  1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
  2. A trick or stratagem.
  3. To beguile; deceive.

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• duplicity

  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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• double-dealing

  1. Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
  2. Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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  1. Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
  2. Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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• deception

  1. The use of deceit.
  2. The fact or state of being deceived.
  3. A ruse; a trick.

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  1. The use of deceit.
  2. The fact or state of being deceived.
  3. A ruse; a trick.

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• deceitfulness

  1. The state or quality of being deceitful.

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  1. The state or quality of being deceitful.

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• cunning

  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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Deceitfulness

• duplicity

  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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• trickery

  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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• fraud

  1. A deception practiced in order to induce another to give up possession of property or surrender a right.
  2. A piece of trickery; a trick.
  3. One that defrauds; a cheat.

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  1. A deception practiced in order to induce another to give up possession of property or surrender a right.
  2. A piece of trickery; a trick.
  3. One that defrauds; a cheat.

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• deception

  1. The use of deceit.
  2. The fact or state of being deceived.
  3. A ruse; a trick.

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  1. The use of deceit.
  2. The fact or state of being deceived.
  3. A ruse; a trick.

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Deceitful action

• artifice

  1. Deception or trickery:
  2. Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse:
  3. Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill:

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  1. Deception or trickery:
  2. Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse:
  3. Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill:

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• lie

  1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline:
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To be or remain in a specified condition:

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  1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline:
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To be or remain in a specified condition:

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• fraud

  1. A deception practiced in order to induce another to give up possession of property or surrender a right.
  2. A piece of trickery; a trick.
  3. One that defrauds; a cheat.

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  1. A deception practiced in order to induce another to give up possession of property or surrender a right.
  2. A piece of trickery; a trick.
  3. One that defrauds; a cheat.

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• sham

  1. Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine:
  2. Deceitfulness or pretense:
  3. One who claims to be what he or she is not; an impostor or fraud:

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  1. Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine:
  2. Deceitfulness or pretense:
  3. One who claims to be what he or she is not; an impostor or fraud:

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