Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with deception in American Collocation
deception
noun
countable/uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈsepʃ(ə)n/
cruel
deliberate
She believes this is deliberate deception by the council to conceal the extent of the plans.
use deception
obtain something by
practise
use
He was convicted of attempting to obtain money by deception.
recognize deception
detect
discover
expose
see through
Of course it was not long before his deception was discovered.
act
She got the job after a successful act of deception at the interview.