deceiving
deceiving is the present participle and gerund of deceive.
Meaning of deceive
Verb
deceive (third-person singular simple present deceives, present participle deceiving, simple past and past participle deceived)
- To trick or mislead.
- It feels painful to begin seeing clearly, that you’ve been deceived by the very people and institutions you trusted to guide you.
- Synonyms:
- abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, catch, trap into, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, jiff, lead astray
Noun
deceiving (countable and uncountable, plural deceivings)
- deception
- And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you[…]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Peter 2:13
Forms of deceiving
| plural | deceivings |
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Questions about deceiving
- What does deceiving mean?
- Deceiving means deception.
- What is deceiving the present participle and gerund of?
- Deceiving is the present participle and gerund of deceive.
- What part of speech is deceiving?
- Deceiving is a noun.
- What is the plural of deceiving?
- The plural of deceiving is deceivings.
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