"deceptions" in the noun sense
1. misrepresentation, deceit, deception
a misleading falsehood
2. deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
the act of deceiving
3. magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
an illusory feat considered magical by naive observers
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