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· deception
noun
a misleading falsehood
the act of deceiving
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
Similar words
deceit
misrepresentation
dissembling
dissimulation
conjuration
conjuring trick
illusion
legerdemain
magic
magic trick
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).