decepcioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• decepcion, decepcoun, decepcyoun

Etymology

From Old French deception, from Latin dēceptiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˌsɛpsiˈuːn/, /dɛˈsɛpsjun/

Noun

decepcioun (plural decepciouns)

1. fraud, deceit; the action of deceiving.

Descendants

• English: deception

References

• “dēcepciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.