deception

n. deceit, fraud, misleading act

Deception is the act of convincing another to believe information that is not true.Deception involves concepts like propaganda, distraction and concealment. Fiction, while sometimes manipulative, is not a deception unless it is portrayed as the whole truth; not to be confused with half-truths.In many cases it is difficult to distinguish deception from providing unintentionally wrong information. One of the reasons for this is that a person or an entire organization may be self-deceived.
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Noun
1. a misleading falsehood
(synonym) misrepresentation, deceit
(hypernym) falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement
(hyponym) bill of goods
(derivation) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
2. the act of deceiving
(synonym) deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
(hypernym) falsification, misrepresentaation
(hyponym) fakery
(derivation) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
(synonym) magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, illusion
(hypernym) performance
(hyponym) card trick

n. disappointment, letdown, chagrin, frustration; anticlimax; damp; discomfiture; sell

(n.)
The state of being deceived or misled.
  

(n.)
The act of deceiving or misleading.
  

(n.)
That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.