Collocations for "deception"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "deception" in context.
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deception
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- used deception to [get, gain, convince, persuade, win]
- used deception in [getting]
- (try to) gain [the upper hand, an advantage] through deception
- [caught, involved, immersed] in a web of deception
- [gained, obtained, persuaded] by deception
- deception practiced against [tourists, customers, clients, the enemy]
- deception against [tourists]
- [exposed, revealed, unearthed, uncovered] their deception
- another [blatant, obvious, clear, elaborate] deception
- was [seen, taken] as [blatant] deception
- a [blatant] act of deception
- the deception in [his, the] [statement, words, claims]
- a [man, trickster, politician] full of deception
- full of deception and [lies, trickery, betrayal]
- a series of [lies] and deceptions
'deception' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):