English

Noun

1. The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.

Quotations

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• 1840, w:Thomas_Carlyle|Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship, ch 1,
• :Quackery and dupery do abound; in religions, above all in the more advanced decaying stages of religions.
• 1930, "1,"Time, 17 Feb,
• :Far more widespread than ticket dupery is another form of "misrepresentation" also recently under fire.
• 2003, Joseph P. Fried, "The Duke of Dupery, Still Pulling the Wool," New York Times, 21 Dec, p. N51
• :Mr. Abel, who lives in Westport, Conn., has earned his bread as a writer and lecturer on problem-solving tactics, and he has earned a reputation as a duke of dupery since 1959, when he masterminded the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals.

Related terms

• dupe

Synonyms

• deception
• trickery

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

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