dupery

[ doo-puh-ree, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu pə ri, ˈdyu- /

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noun, plural dup·er·ies for 1.

an act, practice, or instance of duping.

the state of one who is duped.

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Origin of dupery

From the French word duperie, dating back to 1750–60. See dupe¹, -ery

Words nearby dupery

dup, Duparc, dupatta, dupe, duped, dupery, dupion, duplation, duple, Dupleix, duple rhythm

How to use dupery in a sentence

But the fact that they were not due to any external dupery didn't make them a bit pleasanter to see.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts|Edith Wharton
Fleetwood's wrath with his position warned him against the dupery of any such alcove thoughts.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
The whole displays a complete system of dupery, and the agents were graduated.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli
He attributed the dupery to a trick of imposing the idea of her virtue upon men.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith

His Eminence the Cardinal Savelli was angry enough at the dupery which had been practised on him.
A Decade of Italian Women, vol. I (of 2)|T. Adolphus Trollope

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