имя существительное 1) обман Например: to practise deceit — хитрить, обманывать 2) хитрость; лживость Синоним(ы): deception
noun Etymology: Middle English deceite, from Anglo-French, from Latin decepta, feminine of deceptus, past participle of decipere 1. the act or practice of deceiving; deception 2. an attempt or device to deceive; trick 3. the quality of being deceitful; deceitfulness