Definition
The act or quality of deceiving; deception or the process of misleading someone.
Etymology
From deceive (Latin decipere, to catch or ensnare) plus the suffix -ance/-ence (indicating action or state). It's a more formal way to say 'deception.'
Kelly Says
This noun is archaic and formal—you might encounter it in old legal documents or Renaissance literature, where it sounds more sophisticated than simply saying 'lying' or 'tricking.'
Translations
DADansk
bedrageri
be-dra-ge-ri
DEDeutsch
Täuschung
t-ausch-ung
ELΕλληνικά
ξαπλωμός
k-sa-p-lo-mos
ESEspañol
engaño
en-ga-ño
FRFrançais
tromperie
trom-pe-ri
HUMagyar
megtévesztés
meg-te-ves-te-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipuan
pe-ni-pu-an
ITItaliano
inganno
in-gan-no
KMKM
ការប្រព្រឹត្ត
ka-ar-pra-p-rot
MSBahasa Melayu
penipuan
pe-ni-pu-an
NLNederlands
bedrog
be-drog
NONorsk
bedrageri
be-dra-ge-ri
PLPolski
oszustwo
o-su-z-t-wo
PTPortuguês
enganar
en-ga-nar
RORomână
înșelare
in-she-la-re
SVSvenska
bedrägeri
be-dreg-e-ri
SWKiswahili
udangizi
u-dan-gi-zi
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பாக
ku-ri-ppa-ka
THไทย
การหลอกลวง
gaan-lok-luang
TLTL
panlilinlang
pan-li-lin-lang
TRTürkçe
aldatma
al-da-t-ma
UKУкраїнська
обман
ob-man
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lừa đảo