Definition
Dishonest and deliberately misleading or lying to trick someone.
Etymology
From Old French 'decevoir,' derived from Latin 'decipere' (to deceive or ensnare). The suffix '-ful' means 'full of,' so 'deceitful' means 'full of deception.'
Kelly Says
Evolutionary psychologists think humans evolved to be deceitful because in social groups, cheating can give advantages—but we also evolved to detect deceit, creating an ancient 'arms race' in our brains between liars and lie-detectors that still plays out today.
Translations
CACatalà
enganyós
en-ga-nyos
DADansk
bedragerisk
be-dra-ge-ris-k
DEDeutsch
betrügerisch
bet-roo-ge-rish
ESEspañol
engañoso
en-ga-NYO-so
FISuomi
petollinen
pe-tol-li-nen
FRFrançais
trompeur
troh-mœr
HEעברית
Mendacious
men-da-shus
HIहिन्दी
धोखेबाज
dho-khe-ba-aj
HUMagyar
hazugságos
ha-zugs-go-shas
IDBahasa Indonesia
menipu
me-nip-u
ITItaliano
ingannevole
in-gan-nye-vo-le
MSBahasa Melayu
menipu
me-nip-u
MYမြန်မာ
ပျော်ပြိ
pyaw-pyi
NLNederlands
bedrieglijk
be-dree-g-lijk
NONorsk
bedragerisk
be-dra-ge-ris-k
PTPortuguês
enganoso
en-ga-NO-so
RORomână
înșelător
in-she-lo-tor
RUРусский
обманчивый
ob-man-chee-vyy
SVSvenska
bedräglig
be-dray-lig
SWKiswahili
udangizi
u-dan-gi-zi
TRTürkçe
aldatıcı
al-da-tıcı
UKУкраїнська
обманний
ob-man-niy
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lyu-a-dao
ZUZU
umlungu
oo-m-loo-ngu