trickery

[trik-uh-ree]

noun

plural

trickeries 

1. the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.

2. a trick used to deceive.

trickery

/ ˈtrɪkərɪ /

noun

1. the practice or an instance of using tricks

   he obtained the money by trickery

Word History and Origins

Origin of trickery¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; trick + -ery

Synonym Study

See duplicity.

Example Sentences

After gaining one first down, they lined up for a punt on fourth down and tried some of the trickery that had worked so well in recent weeks.

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The judge added that Davies had used "trickery, lies, manipulations and blackmail" to satisfy his "twisted appetite" with a high level of control and planning.

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He caused the La Liga side all kinds of problems with his dribbling and trickery.

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What links “Amélie” to those movies is that Jeunet is still in love with fantasy and with the trickery that movies are capable of.

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And he caused the La Liga side all kinds of problems with his dribbling and trickery.

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Related Words

• chicanery 
• deceit 
• dishonesty 
• razzle-dazzle 
• scam 
• shell game 
• stunt