Deception | Mean of deception in English Dictionary

/dɪˈsɛpʃən/

• Noun
• the act of making someone believe something that is not true
1. She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising.
2. The article describes the government's use of deception [=deceit] to gain public support for the program.
3. She practiced deception on her unsuspecting clients. [=she deceived them]
• an act or statement intended to make people believe something that is not true
1. His many deceptions did not become known until years after he died.
2. It was a misunderstanding on her part, not a deliberate deception on his (part). [=he didn't try to deceive her or lie to her]
3. a clever deception [=trick]