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An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Examples of deception in a Sentence
She had trusted him so completely, this deception suddenly became unbearable.
Of course a trade of that kind, based on deception, could not have permanent success.
Deception Island is remarkable as of purely volcanic origin.
It was about secrecy - and deception.
Deidre asked, her new instincts warning her of an attempt at deception.
In time, the ability I've shared with you will enable you to determine deception, weakness and threat from others.
The system built was tested by making an attempt to detect deception.
The reputation of the oracle, which was in origin medical, spread, and with it grew Alexander's skilled plans of organized deception.
A quarrel arose between Brynhildr and GuOrun, in the course of which the former learnt of the deception which had been practised upon her and this led eventually to the murder of Sigurd.
It was bad enough to be caught snooping in his things, but being accused of deception as well - and for the second time.
A few days later, when he discovered the deception, he was ready to destroy the lot of them.
Who was up to their neck in self deception now?
You login to this website by accident and as soon as you do, the site send all your login information to the scammer and he or she is privy to whatever information is on the site.Other holiday shopping crimes include deception.
Seeds of Deception is a website that seeks to warn people about genetically modified foods and risks to human health.
We have already seen spin-off games like relatively recent Shaolin Monks, as well as mini-games within Deception.
If you don't look the way you do in your picture, your date is not going to appreciate the deception.
Even if you discover polyamory at this time and try to make an honest job of it, it’s exceedingly difficult to focus on honesty and consent when the trust has already been eroded by infidelity and deception.
That dishonesty and deception is not the foundation on which you want to build a life together.
Neptune also rules deception in all its forms; from addiction to treachery to lies.
In fact, they'll do almost anything to keep a deception going.
Your own psychic abilities may be kicking in to warn you against deception!
Despite the lies and deception, Jill remained close with Cane Ashby until his death.
The complaints are not only about the poor quality of the Body Shaper itself, but the deception in the advertising regarding the cost and the lack of decent customer service.
It is also a look at layers of deception as power hunger Kraven betrays his own kind as easily as he hides the betrayals of his superiors.
The dying race sought to exterminate the humans and used deception and deceit to accomplish this task.
In the modern series, the Cylons use deception and deceit because they look like humans.
What is put before us, whether by the senses or by the statements of others, is instinctively accepted as a veracious report, till experience has proved the i P oss P P P bility of deception.
In the spring of this year Garrison issued his Thoughts on African Colonization, in which he showed by ample citations from official documents that the American Colonization Society was organized in the interest of slavery, and that in offering itself to the people of the North as a practical remedy for that system it was guilty of deception.
The pioneers of the work were confronted with many difficulties; most people condemned the fibre and the cloth, many warps were discarded as unfit for weaving, and any attempt to mix the fibre with flax, tow or hemp was considered a form of deception.
I've assessed that you are vulnerable to the deception and depravity of others.
Transparent and cool, the Springs were the chosen means of deception by Tiyan's warlords to hide their magic while helping their people.
Ordinarily he'd feel guilty about deception, but in this case the ends did justify the means.
The vicious strike of Darian's sword against the rusted chain of the fence was enough to show Xander he was right about the Grey God not taking Jenn's deception well.
Beyond honeypots in particular, you can setup " deception countermeasures " .
Pete runs a garage where deception runs deeper than anyone dares admit.
Meanwhile, Brian ponders perpetrating a little deception of his own, much to David's disquiet.
We know of no other carpet in which the designer has practiced such subtle deception.
In these proceedings the same issue was involved deception of the public.
She successfully represented a client in proceedings against a solicitor and recovered the repayment of monies obtained by deception and costs.
For artful deception need to get driving looking at takes a certain.
In our opinion this is deliberate deception by the council to conceal the extent of the plans.
Surely society has a duty to protect the gullible from such cruel deception.
Ingram was convicted of one offense of deception, and one of attempted deception perpetrated against the Direct Line Insurance Company.
An elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control the human population.
Neil, at 14, already had a powerful forehand, clever deception shots and a prodigious appetite, especially for crepes.
And of course a working knowledge of the properties of metals could easily lend itself to deception and fraud.
The idea that an object is capable of deception is typical of human self-deception.
This is a tactic which is proving wearisome, yet amounts to nothing less than the deliberate deception of the electorate.
He set about instructing the youth in the arts and graces appropriate to his pretended birth; but meanwhile a report having gained currency that the young earl of Warwick, son of Edward IV.'s brother George, duke of Clarence, had died in the Tower, Symonds decided that the impersonation of this latter prince would be a more easily credible deception.
On the night of Berte's marriage a slave, Margiste, is substituted for her, and reigns in her place for nine years, at the expiration of which Blanchefleur exposes the deception; whereupon Berte is restored from her refuge in the forest to her rightful place as queen.