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: an attempt or device to deceive : trick
Her excuse turned out to be a deceit.
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: the quality of being dishonest or misleading : the quality of being deceitful : deceitfulness
… far from deceit or guile.—
John Milton
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Examples of deceit in a Sentence
a rise to power that was marked by treachery and deceit
she's completely free of deceit
Recent Examples on the Web
Schrader adds a characteristically pungent stab of deceit (with shades of his 2002 feature, Auto Focus) via Malcolm’s unethical actions once Emma gets her way and halts the interview.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Yet this moment is just one development in a half-season full of drama, deceit and Debling.
—William Earl, Variety, 17 May 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Yet this moment is just one development in a half-season full of drama, deceit and Debling.
—William Earl, Variety, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for deceit
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“Deceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deceit. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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