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de·cep·tion (dē sep′s̸hən, di-)

noun

  1. the act or practice of deceiving
  2. the fact or condition of being deceived
  3. something that deceives, as an illusion, or is meant to deceive, as a fraud

Etymology: ME decepcioun < OFr deception < L deceptio < pp. of decipere: see deceive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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