deceiveth
Leads one astray
Deceiveth is an archaic third-person singular form of deceive, found in the King James Bible and other Early Modern English texts: The serpent deceiveth the whole world.
The -eth ending was standard for he/she/it verb forms until the 17th century, when -s replaced it.
Convey false details
- disinformSpread false information deliberately
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
- dupeDeceive or victim
delude · beguile · misdirect · misguide · falsify · distort · prevaricate · equivocate
Deliberate deception for effect
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- shamFraudulent imitation
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
artifice · con · scam · charade · chicanery · skulduggery · flimflam · guile
Atmospheric optical deception
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
vision · fantasy · figment · chimera · simulacrum · specter · phantom · dreamlike
Deliberate violation of trust
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
treason · disloyalty · Judas · betrayer · unfaithfulness · defection · apostasy · turncoat
misinform
Convey false details
- disinformSpread false information deliberately
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
dupe · delude · beguile · misdirect · misguide · falsify · distort · prevaricate · equivocate · fabricate
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- shamFraudulent imitation
fraud · artifice · con · scam · charade · chicanery · skulduggery · flimflam · guile · stratagem
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
apparition · vision · fantasy · figment · chimera · simulacrum · specter · phantom · dreamlike · semblance
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
perfidy · treason · disloyalty · Judas · betrayer · unfaithfulness · defection · apostasy · turncoat · renegade