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. A trick or stratagem.
  2. Slyness and cunning in dealing with others
  3. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.

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  1. A trick or stratagem.
  2. Slyness and cunning in dealing with others
  3. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.

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• double-dealing

  1. The act or practice of doing the opposite of what one pretends to do; duplicity; deceit
  2. Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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  1. The act or practice of doing the opposite of what one pretends to do; duplicity; deceit
  2. Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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• deception

  1. Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
  2. A ruse; a trick.
  3. The fact or condition of being deceived

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  1. Something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud
  2. A ruse; a trick.
  3. The fact or condition of being deceived

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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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• deceit

  1. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick
  2. A dishonest action or trick; fraud or lie
  3. (Law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

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  1. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick
  2. A dishonest action or trick; fraud or lie
  3. (Law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

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• cunning

  1. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
  2. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
  3. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

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  1. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
  2. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
  3. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

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