Definitions for deceit

deceit de·ceit

Spelling: [dih-seet]
IPA: /dɪˈsit/

Deceit is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in deceit (cdeeit).

Definitions for deceit

noun

  1. the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
  2. an act or device intended to deceive; trick; stratagem.
  3. the quality of being deceitful; duplicity; falseness:

Origin of deceit

1225-75; Middle English deceite Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of feminine of deceit, past participle of deceivre to deceive

Examples for deceit

But these two pillars of support for lethal injection have always been based on a form of deceit.

There was nothing of the Warden's estimate in these eyes; nothing of cruelty nor deceit nor greed.

“I was truly appalled by the realization of the deceit involved,” Bradlee wrote.

Just like a Law & Order episode, the Mississippi Senate race has featured felonies, courtroom drama, lies, and deceit.

His present deceit was the natural consequence of the system he had adopted.

For years now, deceit has been an institutional norm in facilities across the VA.

He lines his pockets when opportunities arise, and gets ahead of domestic rivals by craft and deceit.

No, no—depend upon it there must have been some other reason for the deceit.

It must be my duty to reprove, to show her her deceit in its full enormity.

We suspected not that deceit, insidiousness, and slavery were to be found beneath the sun.

Word Value for deceit
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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