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DECEPTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
Example:
statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
Synonyms:
deceptive; misleading
Classified under:
Similar:
dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)
Derivation:
deceive (cause someone to believe an untruth)
deceive (be false to; be dishonest with)
deceptiveness (the quality of being deceptive)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
Example:
a delusory pleasure
Synonyms:
deceptive; delusory
Classified under:
Similar:
unreal (not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary)
Derivation:
deceive (cause someone to believe an untruth)
deceive (be false to; be dishonest with)
deceptiveness (the quality of being deceptive)
