trickery
pronunciation
How to pronounce trickery in British English:
UK [ˈtrɪkəri]
How to pronounce trickery in American English:
US [ˈtrɪkəri]
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- Noun:
- verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
- the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Word Origin
- trickery (n.)
- 1719, from trick (v.) + -ery.
Example
- 1. No steel rods , no magnets , no computer trickery .
- 2. Thomas found that this chemical trickery worked on only a single species of ant , myrmica sabuleti , andm . Sabuletiwas also in trouble .
- 3. Euphoria induced by experimental trickery
- 4. Humans are particularly good at exploiting trickery to get ahead-for more money , more power or a desired mate .
- 5. This bit of online trickery allows you to connect to other to remote computers , while leaving your lan-based game none the wiser .