trickery

[ trik-uh-ree ]
/ ˈtrɪk ə ri /
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noun, plural trick·er·ies.

the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
a trick used to deceive.

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Origin of trickery

First recorded in 1790–1800; trick + -ery

synonym study for trickery

1. See duplicity.

Words nearby trickery

trick knee, trick or treat, trick out, trick-or-treat, trick-track, trickery, trickish, trickle, trickle charge, trickle charger, trickle irrigation
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Words related to trickery

chicanery, scam, deceit, stunt, dishonesty, razzle-dazzle, dodge, flimflam, fraud, guile, shenanigans, quackery, sting, hoax, cheat, cheating, double-dealing, con, pretense, imposture

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British Dictionary definitions for trickery

trickery
/ (ˈtrɪkərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the practice or an instance of using trickshe obtained the money by trickery
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