deceit

«deceit» in Mova's school dictionary: making someone believe something that is not true, to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (deceit, uncountable; a deceit)

meaning for a pupil

1) Deceit is making someone believe something that is not true, to trick them. tree →

2) A deceit is a trick or lie. tree →

sense in the lessons

In ethics lessons, fairy tales (the wolf's deceit), Bible stories (Jacob's deceit), and friendship talk about honesty.

examples

• The wolf's deceit fooled Little Red Riding Hood. tree →
• Friendships can't last with deceit. tree →
• His deceit was discovered. tree →
• Jacob won his father's blessing by deceit, the Bible tells. tree →
• She hated lies and deceit. tree →
• Honesty is the opposite of deceit. tree →
• The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit. tree →

note

Spelling: «ei» after c: deceit, deceive. Adjective: deceitful. Verb: deceive.

In the corpora

• They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
• Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith the LORD.
• Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
• As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand.
• Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deceit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.