de·cep·tion dəˈsepSH(ə)n/Submit noun the action of deceiving someone. "obtaining property by deception" a thing that deceives. "a range of elaborate deceptions" synonyms: deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, cheating, trickery, chicanery, deviousness, slyness, wiliness, guile, bluff, lying, pretense, treachery; MoreAll Rights Reserved