What does "deception" mean?

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

What is a synonym for "deception"?

Common synonyms include: deceit, misrepresentation, a lie, acting, affectation, airy nothing.

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Common ·Middle school level

Noun

1
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy. countable, uncountable
"deliberate deception"
2
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers wordnet
3
the act of deceiving wordnet
4
a misleading falsehood wordnet

"The art of pleasing is the art of deception."

From Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”).