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a tendency toward dishonesty, falseness, or misleading behavior
- His reputation for deceit made colleagues wary of sharing confidential information.
- The report accused the company of a culture of deceit that affected multiple departments.
- She refused to tolerate deceit in personal relationships and ended the partnership.
- Years of small deceits had eroded trust between the neighbors.
- The politician's pattern of deceit became the focus of investigative journalism.
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the action or practice of causing someone to believe something false, especially by concealment, misrepresentation, or trickery
- The scheme depended on the deceit of investors who never received promised returns.
- She exposed the deceit behind the advertisement and filed a consumer complaint.
- Their deceit in the contract negotiations led to a costly lawsuit.
- Detectives uncovered a network of deceit used to launder money.
- He admitted to the deceit after being confronted with incontrovertible evidence.
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a specific lie or trick intended to mislead or defraud
- The apology was revealed as a deceit when the original message surfaced.
- Investigators discovered several financial deceits hidden in the company's filings.
- Her alibi proved to be a deceit crafted to cover up where she had really been.
- The novel's plot hinged on a deceit that surprised even careful readers.
- Consumers sued over the marketing deceit that falsely advertised the product's benefits.
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