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    [Adjective]  | "de*cep*tive" | \ di-ˈsep-tiv \


    1: tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive


    Origin: circa 1611 ;

     See: {deception };

    [Noun]  | "deceptiveness" 


    1: the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery;


      * e.g., " ... numerous complaints about the deceptiveness of the ad campaign "





    [Adjective]  | "deceptive" 


    1: tending or having power to deceive;


      * e.g., " ... in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car "





    2: given to or marked by cheating and deception;


      * e.g., " ... a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices "





     [ "Decepted" ]

    1: Bay area slang: To be deceived. Often used when naive people drink/smoke for the first time. To Decept: To deceive in a punishing manner.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, that fool got decepted off of one drink! You talk a lot of shit... I will decept you in Smash Bros. I am about to decept my girl. (To have sex) I got decepted for not knowing how boring this job is. 

     [ "decepticate" ]

    1: 1) a synonym for deceive, created to better resemble/reference the noun form, "deception."

      * e.g.,  ... “Stylin’ is creative black sheep of the native/ Can’t be violated or even decepticated” 


     [ "decepticate" ]

    2: 2) to perform a negative action in the style of the insidious deceptacons. also, negative actions undertaken by the deceptacons themselves. antonym: to autobate

      * e.g.,  ... Black Sheep, “the choice is yours.” 

     [ "decepts" ]

    1: New York City Street Gang,Decepticons,created 1985 mainly from a group of students at prestigeous Brooklyn Technical High School.

      * e.g.,  ... As seen in Essence magazine ,august 1998,Decepts :Gang girl: the transformation of Isis Sapp-Grant - narrative of former gang member 

     [ "Deception" ]

    1: The act of deceiving another. An action used for personal gain by lying to someone. If you tell are lie, and they believe you, you are deceiving them; deception.

      * e.g.,  ... The art of successfully using deception is a skill worth mastering if you know how to use it. 

     [ "Deception" ]

    1: Deception is a form of bribery fruad and blackmail

      * e.g.,  ... When Ben says deception he also means bribery... 

     [ "decept" ]

    1: v. To be deceived or lead someone to believe something other that the truth.

      * e.g.,  ... Josh realized what was going on and shouted "I've been decepted." 

     [ "deceptful" ]

    1: When your mother-in-law tries to say deceitful, but because she is uneducated and from downtown Detroit she says deceptful.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Dem is being deceptful to me and taking the money. 

     [ "deception" ]

    1: It's when you're doing a chick from behind and before you break off, you spit on her back (thereby 'deceiving' her into you thinking you are done) and then when she turns over, you blast her in the face.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey Mom, I was banging this hot chick who was so uptight, I couldn't get off. In fact, the only way I could finish off was through 'deception.'" 

     [ "Deception" ]

    1: something america (u.s.a.) loves doing

      * e.g.,  ... average joe: omg americans finally destroyed those evil terrorists 

     [ "Deception" ]

    1: The feeling you feel of reality after watching the movie: Inception.

      * e.g.,  ... Girl: "Dude! The movie Inception was intense! How do you feel about it?" 

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