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noun (n)

• a misleading falsehood(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  deceit, misrepresentation
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of deceiving(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
  

  source: wordnet30
• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  conjuration, conjuring trick, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of deceiving or misleading.(noun)

  source: webster1913