3
error(noun, confusion, uncertainty, lie, impression)
3
false front(expression, trick, fraud, pretense, hoax)
3
falsification(noun, trick, sham, dishonesty, con)
3
fancy(noun, trip, confusion, impression, image)
3
fantasy(noun, trip, fancy, confusion, impression)
3
feigning(trick, lie, sham, con, story)
3
finesse
3
forgery(noun, fake, trick, copy, counterfeit)
3
foul play(noun, expression, treachery, cunning, fraud)
3
game(noun, trick, parody, ruse, subterfuge)
3
hallucination(noun, fancy, confusion, impression, image)
3
hustle(noun, fix, cheat, trick, speed)
3
ignis fatuus(noun, expression, trip, fancy, confusion)
3
jig(noun, catch, trick, honest, sport)
3
jiggery-pokery
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misconception(noun, confusion, impression, mistake, image)
3
mockery(noun, trick, confusion, display, lie)
3
perfidy(noun, cheat, division, opposition, ripoff)
3
put-on(noun, show, catch, fake, trick)
3
racket(noun, fix, wrong, cheat, trick)
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