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deception vs chicanery

chicanery vs deception

deception and chicanery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deception Yes No No No
chicanery Yes No No No
As nouns, chicanery is a hyponym of deception; that is, chicanery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deception:
  • deception: the act of deceiving
  • chicanery: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
deception (noun) chicanery (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 misleading falsehood
Difference between deception and chicanery

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