deceitfulness
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈsiːt.fəl.nəs/us/dɪˈsiːt.fəl.nəs/theactionofkeepingthetruthhidden,especiallyto get anadvantage:
欺骗；欺诈Only heseemedto haverecognisedLucy's deceitfulness.似乎只有他识破了露西的诡计。
His deceitfulnesspreventshim fromkeepinghispromises,evento hisfollowers.他的欺瞒使他无法遵守自己的承诺，甚至对他的追随者也是如此。
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deceit
- Iunderestimatedtheviciousdeceitfulness of the Britishmedia.
- Her observationsreflecton the deceitfulness of thecamera, for whomalmosteverybodysmiles.
- There is someindicationof deceitfulness on thepartof thegovernment.
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
- a pack of liesidiom
- artifice
- bad faith
- black is whiteidiom
- cakeism
- canard
- falsification
- feedsomeonea lineidiom
- fib
- fiction
- flimflam
- lie
- myth
- mythologically
- mythologize
- perjure
- venality
- weasel words
- white lie
- whopper