Deception,
beguilement,
deceit,
bluff,
mystification and
subterfuge is the act of propagating beliefs in things that are not
true, or not the whole truth (as in
half-truths or
omission). 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.