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Compared with mammals, birds have relatively large eyes. In simple terms, a bigger eye means better vision, and excellent vision is essential for avoiding collisions in flight, or for capturing fast-moving or camouflaged prey. Birds' eyes, however, are deceptive - they are bigger than they look.
Tim Birkhead

Meaning of "deceptive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECEPTIVE

deceptive  [dɪˈsɛptɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECEPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deceptive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DECEPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deceptive

Deception

Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs of things that are not true, or not the whole truth. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Deception violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, relational partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information. A significant amount of deception occurs between romantic and relational partners.

Definition of deceptive in the English dictionary

The definition of deceptive in the dictionary is likely or designed to deceive; misleading.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECEPTIVE


acceptive
ækˈsɛptɪv
apperceptive
ˌæpəˈsɛptɪv
chemoreceptive
ˌkiːməʊrɪˈsɛptɪv
conceptive
kənˈsɛptɪv
contraceptive
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛptɪv
exceptive
ɪkˈsɛptɪv
imperceptive
ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv
inceptive
ɪnˈsɛptɪv
insusceptive
ˌɪnsəˈsɛptɪv
interceptive
ˌɪntəˈsɛptɪv
interoceptive
ˌɪntərəʊˈsɛptɪv
irreceptive
ɪrɪˈsɛptɪv
nociceptive
ˌnəʊsɪˈsɛptɪv
perceptive
pəˈsɛptɪv
photoreceptive
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈsɛptɪv
preceptive
prɪˈsɛptɪv
proprioceptive
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptɪv
receptive
rɪˈsɛptɪv
self-deceptive
ˌsɛlfdɪˈsɛptɪv
susceptive
səˈsɛptɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECEPTIVE

decentralise
decentralist
decentralization
decentralize
decentralized processing
decentre
deceptibility
deceptible
deception
deceptious
deceptively
deceptiveness
deceptory
decerebrate
decerebration
decerebrise
decerebrize
decern
decertification
decertified

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECEPTIVE

absorptive
active
adaptive
adoptive
adsorptive
assumptive
captive
consumptive
corruptive
descriptive
disruptive
eruptive
exemptive
interruptive
maladaptive
pre-emptive
prescriptive
presumptive
redemptive
sorptive
unreceptive

Synonyms and antonyms of deceptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DECEPTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deceptive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deceptive

Translation of «deceptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECEPTIVE

Find out the translation of deceptive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deceptive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deceptive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骗人的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

engañoso
570 millions of speakers

English

deceptive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रामक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خادعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обманчива
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enganador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কূট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trompeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menipu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

täuschend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人を欺きやすい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

믿을 수 없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngapusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lừa đảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏமாற்றும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भ्रामक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aldatıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingannevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwodnicze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оманлива
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înșelător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραπλανητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

misleidende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedräglig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

villedende
5 millions of speakers

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The term «deceptive» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deceptive

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10 QUOTES WITH «DECEPTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deceptive.
1
Michael Arndt
Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy.
2
Tim Birkhead
Compared with mammals, birds have relatively large eyes. In simple terms, a bigger eye means better vision, and excellent vision is essential for avoiding collisions in flight, or for capturing fast-moving or camouflaged prey. Birds' eyes, however, are deceptive - they are bigger than they look.
3
David D. Burns
Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals suffering from depression can improve and experience a sense of joy and self-esteem once again.
4
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.
5
Nathan Deal
Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.
6
Arthur Conan Doyle
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
7
James Forrestal
This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare.
8
Oliver Goldsmith
Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!
9
Vaclav Havel
The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it.
10
Woody Hayes
The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECEPTIVE»

Discover the use of deceptive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deceptive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deceptive Communication
Focusing on deception in interpersonal communication, this volume explores nonverbal cues and other detection devices, situational factors affecting detection accuracy and ethical considerations in conducting research in the area.
Gerald R. Miller, James B. Stiff, 1993
2
Misleading Or Deceptive Conduct: Issues and Trends
State of the art discussion on section 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) and equivalent provisions in the State Fair Trading Acts.
Colin Lockhart, 1996
3
Deceptive Advertising: Behavioral Study of A Legal Concept
The FTC, however,does not classify claims by degree of deceptiveness;aclaim is either deceptive or it is not.Thisis becausea claimis either deceptive enough to crosssome thresholdoflegal impropriety, or itisnot.The method proposed in this ...
Jef Richards, 2013
4
Ring of Liberation: Deceptive Discourse in Brazilian Capoeira
Based on eighteen months of intensive participant-observation, Ring of Liberation offers both an in-depth description of capoeira—a complex Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines feats of great strength and athleticism with music and ...
J. Lowell Lewis, 1992
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Deceptive Images: Toward a Redefinition of American Jewdaism
This stimulating volume takes exception to the notion that American Jewish life is flourishing. It calls for reassessment both of the study of American Judaism and the priorities of American Jewish organizations.
Charles S. Liebman
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Deceptive Cadence
"After the death of her little brother, Maggie abandoned all musical aspirations and went into social hibernation, blaming herself entirely for his death.
Joyce Jones, 2010
7
Deceptive Diagnosis: When Sin Is Called Sickness
The Church has lost sight of the word 'sin'. This book compares God's definitions of human behavior with the secular worldview, based on humanistic psychology which calls sin, 'sickness.'
David M. Tyler, Kurt P. Grady, 2006
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Casting Type Calcifications: Sign of a Subtype with ...
This book is dedicated to those physicians who believe that greater knowledge of the many subtypes of breast cancer will lead to more individualized diagnosis and therapy, to the ultimate benefit of their patients.--the authorsIn Breast ...
Laszlo Tabar, Tibor Tot, 2011
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Deceptive Cadence
The debut of a new hero in international suspense. MI6 has recruited its most unlikely agent—an Irish musician sent to India to capture the man who ruined his career: his own brother.
Kathryn Guare, 2013
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Deceptive Motives
When a drop-out and rejected writer happens by chance upon an 'old flame' in the basement of a London restaurant one day a week or so before Christmas, he precipitates a series of events that neither of them could have foreseen, leaving two ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECEPTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deceptive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marketers Of Memory Supplement Must Pay $1.4M To Settle …
Now they have to fork over $1.4 million to federal and state authorities for making these deceptive statements, and face millions more in ... «The Consumerist, Jul 15»
2
Diet supplement marketers to pay $1.4 million to settle FTC …
Diet supplement marketers to pay $1.4 million to settle FTC deceptive ad ... Federal Trade Commission charges related to deceptive advertising ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Action 9: Meck County leaders warn of 'deceptive' company
So she sent her team an email, calling the letter "deceptive." "It seems as though it's something that they're not familiar with, they don't ... «WSOC Charlotte, Jul 15»
4
PNM faces federal complaint over 'deceptive' press release
"The statements ... were intended to be manipulative and deceptive devices prohibited by the Securities Exchange Act," Nanasi wrote in the ... «Farmington Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Energy company warns of possible deceptive telemarking
The gas company says they've received numerous complaints. Customers are being called by people claiming to be with SEMCO Energy. «UpperMichigansSource.com, Jul 15»
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Semco Energy warns customers of deceptive marketing
Semco Energy Gas Company is alerting customers of possible deceptive telemarketing tactics targeting natural gas customers in its service ... «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jul 15»
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First Watch: The Deceptive Calm of Sye Elaine Spence's 'Repeat'
July 06, 2015 9:03 AM ET by Katie Presley • Quiet moments can hold all kinds of explosions. Eerie meteors streak around the protagonist of ... «NPR, Jul 15»
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Bondi, FTC sue to stop deceptive robo calls for med alert systems
“When we sued Lifewatch's telemarketers for making deceptive robocalls, they just continued the same illegal practices with new telemarketers. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
9
Student Protection Unit shuts down loan company for deceptive
Student loan debt relief provider Interactiv Education LLC, doing business as Direct Student Aid Inc., will close its operations nationwide after ... «Legislative Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Guest Commentary: The most deceptive study you'll read this year
Every dollar of PERA benefits comes from a dollar that taxpayers or government employees contributed to the program or from the interest ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

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