0 the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage:
1 a statement or action that hides the truth, or the act of hiding the truth:
[ U ] Most advertising involves at least some deception.
2 dishonest or illegal methods that are used to get something, or to make people believe that something is true when it is not:
He said that the government was guilty of deception by exaggerating the figures.
He was arrested on charges of attempted deception when he tried to use a stolen credit card.
Police uncovered a shocking story of lies, deception and blackmail.
It wasn't really magic - just some kind of clever visual deception.
Her husband was a practised liar, capable of extraordinary deception.
We also agree with the authors that what subjects are told about a task can be of central importance, even when deception is not involved.
Given the constant menace of enemies within and without, concealment, deception, and the ability to generate and recognize false beliefs in others would favor survival.
Interestingly, the practice of deception is attacked on external rather than internal grounds in the article.
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