39 entries under deception topic. ×

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distortion(noun, lie, sham, falsehood)
9
lie(noun, true, sham, bias)
8
error(noun, confusion, fault, lie)
7
untruth(noun, true, lie, sham)
6
falsity(noun, true, lie, sham)
5
fabrication(noun, trick, lie, sham)
5
prevarication(noun, true, lie, sham)
4
fiction(noun, true, lie, sham)
3
equivocation(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
3
fib(noun, true, lie, sham)
3
story(noun, true, lie, sham)
3
tale(noun, true, lie, sham)
2
canard(noun, true, lie, sham)
2
perjury(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
2
pretense(noun, cover, show, trick)
2
whopper(noun, slang, true, lie)
1
cover-up(lie, sham, story, untruth)
1
deceit(noun, trick, lie, sham)
1
dishonesty(noun, lie, sham, story)
1
dissimulation(noun, trick, lie, sham)
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