Deceiving

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    deception countable, uncountable

    "And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of deceive form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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deceptivebeguilingcatchycircumventiondeludingdelusion

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"The man is apparently deceiving us."

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