English Explanatory Dictionary

trickery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
  2. The art of dressing up; imposture, pretense.
  3. Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪ.kə.ɹi/ en-us-trickery.ogg

Word forms

trickery trickeries

Etymology

From trick + -ery, first recorded in 1719.

Synonyms

fraudulence underhandedness deceit deceitfulness deceptiveness dissimulation duplicity fraudulency trickery perfidy deception dupery fiddle fetch hocus-pocus jugglery legerdemain list mislead prestidigitation Punic faith rinky-dink ruse sleight of hand subterfuge swack

Related words

treachery

Derived words

politrickery
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