Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deceptionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cep-tion-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that the intent to deceive is a necessary component of lying.

Uncountable

Etymology

deception + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deception

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

deceptionist

Questions

What does deceptionism mean?: The belief that the intent to deceive is a necessary component of lying.
Where does deceptionism come from?: deception + -ism.

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