trickery — the practice of deception; the use of tricks to cheat or deceive someone
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the practice of deception; the use of tricks to cheat or deceive someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtrɪkəri/
Example Sentences
- The magician's performance was pure skill, not trickery.
- She discovered her roommate's trickery when she found her missing cookies under his bed.
- The company used accounting trickery to hide their losses.
trickery
NOUN[/ˈtrɪkəri/]
the practice of deception; the use of tricks to cheat or deceive someone
The magician used clever trickery to make the audience believe that the coin had really disappeared.
The magician's trickery fooled the audience, but a careful observer discovered the hidden mechanism behind the illusion. (A trick is a clever move used to deceive someone. trickery is the use of tricks to deceive people.)
With clever trickery, the magician made the audience click their fingers, then made the final coin disappear quick.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English 'trikerie', derived from Old French 'tricherie' meaning deception or cheating. The word evolved from 'trick', which originally meant skill or craft but gradually took on negative connotations of deception.
Breakdown
trick (deceptive act or skillful technique) + -ery (noun suffix indicating practice, art, or place of)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The magician's performance was pure skill, not trickery.”
“She discovered her roommate's trickery when she found her missing cookies under his bed.”
“The company used accounting trickery to hide their losses.”
“My cat's trickery knows no bounds - yesterday I caught him pretending to sleep while stealing my sandwich.”
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