Deception

n.	1.	The act of deceiving or misleading.
	2.	The state of being deceived or misled. There is one thing relating either to the action or enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to deception. - South.
	3.	That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud. There was of course room for vast deception. - Motley.

Noun	1.	deception - a misleading falsehood Synonyms: misrepresentation, deceit
	2.	deception - the act of deceiving Synonyms: dissimulation, dissembling, deceit
	3.	deception - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers Synonyms: conjuring trick, legerdemain, magic trick, magic, conjuration, illusion, trick

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