1. A misleading falsehood
   - misrepresentation, deceit 
2. The act of deceiving
   - deceit, dissembling, dissimulation 
3. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
   - magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion

Derived forms: deceptions

See also: deceive

Type of: falsehood, falsification, falsity, misrepresentation, performance, untruth

Encyclopedia: Deception

• misericord
• miserliness
• miserly
• misery
• misestimate
• misestimation
• misfeasance
• misfile
• misfire
• misfit
• misfortunate
• misfortune
• misfunction
• misgauge
• misgive
• misgiving
• misgovern
• misgovernment
• misguidance
• misguide
• misguided
• misguidedly
• mishandle
• mishap
• mishear