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deceit
What does deceit mean?
deceit (noun): the quality of being fraudulent.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use deceit in a sentence?
- She is incapable of deceit. (Tatoeba sentence #312625 by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce deceit?
/dəˈsit/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does deceit come from?
From Middle English deceyte, from Old French deceite, deçoite, from decevoir (“to deceive”), from Latin dēcipere (“to cheat, mislead”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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