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undeception

undeception noun: the point of being undeceived or freed from a misconception.

Noun

undeception (countable and uncountable, plural undeceptions)

  1. The point of being undeceived or freed from a misconception.
    • He was constantly thinking that he knew everything or could imagine everything, and constantly undergoing the shock of undeception; but the shock of the Longchamps Sunday was excessive.1916, Arnold Bennett, The Roll-Call
    • If any had flattered themselves that with the death of Huss the Reformation in Bohemia had also received its death-blow, they had not long to wait for a painful undeception.1878, Richard Chenevix Trench, Lectures on Medieval Church History

Forms of undeception

pluralundeceptions

Origin of undeception

From un- + deception.

Questions about undeception

What does undeception mean?
Undeception means the point of being undeceived or freed from a misconception.
What part of speech is undeception?
Undeception is a noun.
What is the plural of undeception?
The plural of undeception is undeceptions.

Words near undeception in the dictionary

  1. undecenoic acid
  2. undecenoic acids
  3. undecent
  4. undecently
  5. undecentralized
  6. undeception
  7. undeceptions
  8. undeceptive
  9. undeceptively
  10. undecet
  11. undecets

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