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deception vs falsification

falsification vs deception

deception and falsification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deception Yes No No No
falsification Yes No No No
As nouns, falsification is a hypernym of deception; that is, falsification is a word with a broader meaning than deception:
  • deception: the act of deceiving
  • falsification: a willful perversion of facts
Other hypernyms of deception include misrepresentation.
deception (noun) falsification (noun)
the act of deceiving the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers the act of determining that something is false
a misleading falsehood a willful perversion of facts
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Difference between deception and falsification

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