deception vs chicane

chicane vs deception

deception and chicane both are nouns.

deception is not a verb while chicane is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deception	Yes	No	No	No
chicane	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chicane is a hyponym of deception; that is, chicane is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deception:

deception: the act of deceiving
chicane: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Other hyponyms of deception include fakery, indirection, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile, double-dealing, duplicity, cheat, cheating, delusion, head game, illusion, feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation, impersonation, imposture, obscurantism, bluff, four flush, take-in.

deception (noun)	chicane (noun)
the act of deceiving	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers	a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
a misleading falsehood	a bridge hand that is void of trumps

deception (verb)	chicane (verb)
	raise trivial objections
	defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Difference between deception and chicane

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