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1) often deceiving (deceitful)

2) the act of deceiving or being deceived (deception)

3) (an instance of) dishonest and deceiving behaviour or talk (humbug)

4) a stringed bat used for hitting the ball in tennis, squash etc; a loud noise; a dishonest way of getting money (by deceiving or threatening etc) (racket)

5) an apparatus used for catching animals etc; a plan for deceiving a person or making a person say or do something; a light, two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse or pony (trap)

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Meaning:
deceitful

often deceiving

dishonest, insincere

deceptive

deceiving

dishonest

delusive

deceptive

deceptive

dishonest

not honest

lying, untruthful

fallacious

(of an argument etc) wrong because based on error

false, wrong

sanctimonious

making a show (often insincere) of being religious

self-righteous

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