.. Basically it means lying or trickery..
What Does Deceit Mean?
Cheating or lying
Deceit is a noun form of the word 'deceive'. The word deceive has its origin in Latin (Vulgar Latin). It is derived from the word dēcipēre which means to ensnare. Decipere is formed by dē + capere (to seize). Later, it was taken into Old Frech as dececeir and then into Middle English as deceiven. The act of deceiving someone is called deceit or is also called deception. Deceit is the trick used to fool a person. A person who cons people or deceives is being deceitful and the quality he portrays is called deceit.
Words that one could use for deceit are: ambidexterity, ambidextrousness, cheating, cunning, craftiness, chicanery, dishonesty, entrapping, fraudulence, guile, pretense, slyness, underhandedness, treachery, hypocrisy, trickery, misinterpretation and stratagem. Hoax, humbug, gyp, swindle, canniness, wiliness, masquerade, shroud, artifice are some other words that could mean deceit.
Words that one could use for deceit are: ambidexterity, ambidextrousness, cheating, cunning, craftiness, chicanery, dishonesty, entrapping, fraudulence, guile, pretense, slyness, underhandedness, treachery, hypocrisy, trickery, misinterpretation and stratagem. Hoax, humbug, gyp, swindle, canniness, wiliness, masquerade, shroud, artifice are some other words that could mean deceit.
Fools people