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欺瞞 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deceit noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
  • deception noun An action or scheme designed to make someone believe something untrue.
  • fallacy noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.

Senses

欺瞞 is used for these senses in English:

  • deceit (uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
  • deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
  • fallacy Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.

deceit — full definition

  1. noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
  2. noun In law, a false statement made knowingly or recklessly to trick someone into relying on it, causing them harm.

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