deceived
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
An inflected form of deceive · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,642 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,310 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be false to; be dishonest with also: lead on, delude, cozen
- cause someone to believe an untruth also: betray, lead astray The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
deceived in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A nearer advance convinced him that his eyes had not deceived him.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 2
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Those who anticipated the discovery of a crime, were unhappily not deceived.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Thy false tears that me aggrieved, First of all my trust deceived.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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A hundred times he fancied that he saw her, but always sight deceived him.
Four Weird Tales · Algernon Blackwood · Chapter 2
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Then the maiden saw she was deceived, and bitterly repented that she had ever trusted him with the ring.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1