103 entries under deception topic. ×

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casuistry(noun, cover, correct, line, display)
7
fallacy(noun, cover, correct, line)
7
hypocrisy(noun, display, lie, pretense)
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spuriousness(noun, cover, correct, line)
6
sophistry(noun, cover, correct, line)
5
deceptiveness(noun, cover, line, lie)
5
delusion(noun, cover, line, lie)
5
equivocation(noun, cover, mistake, error)
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perversion(noun, mistake, error, reasoning)
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sophism(noun, correct, true, mistake)
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deceit(noun, cover, line, display)
3
dissimulation(noun, cover, line, display)
3
falsity(noun, display, lie, fraud)
3
insincerity(noun, display, lie, fraud)
2
affectation(noun, display, lie, fraud)
2
chicanery(noun, trick, lie, vision)
2
deceitfulness(noun, fraud, pretense, duplicity)
2
dishonesty(noun, display, lie, fraud)
2
display(noun, lie, fraud, pretense)
2
dissembling(noun, display, lie, fraud)
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