deception

noun
/dɪˈsɛpʃən/UK

Etymology

From Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”).

  1. derived from dēcipiō
  2. derived from decepcion
  3. inherited from decepcioun

Definitions

  1. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie…

    An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

    • deliberate deception
    • pure deception
    • She got the money out of the tourist by deception.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at deception. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at deception. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at deception

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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