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illusion vs deceit

deceit vs illusion

illusion and deceit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illusion Yes No No No
deceit Yes No No No
As nouns, deceit is a hypernym of illusion; that is, deceit is a word with a broader meaning than illusion:
  • illusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
  • deceit: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of illusion include deception, dissembling, dissimulation.
illusion (noun) deceit (noun)
the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas the act of deceiving
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers the quality of being fraudulent
something many people believe that is false a misleading falsehood
an erroneous mental representation
Difference between illusion and deceit

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