Deceits

noun

An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

What it means

  1. (noun) An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. “The whole conversation was merely a deceit.”
  2. (noun) An act of deceiving someone.
  3. (noun) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
  4. (noun) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

Letter analysis

  • Deceits contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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Common questions

What does Deceits mean?

An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

How many letters are in Deceits?

Deceits has 7 letters.

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