Deceitfulness

/dɪˈsiːtfʊlnəs/

कपटता; धोखेबाज़ी; छल

Origin & History

From deceitful + -ness; deceitful comes from Middle English deceit, from Old French deceite, ultimately from Latin decipere (“to deceive”).

deceitful + -ness से बना; deceitful मध्य अंग्रेज़ी deceit से, जो प्राचीन फ़्रेंच deceite से आया, और अंततः लैटिन decipere (“धोखा देना”) से उत्पन्न।

Definition

Deceitfulness is the habit or characteristic of lying, tricking, or deliberately giving a false impression to mislead someone.

कपटता वह आदत या विशेषता है जिसमें कोई व्यक्ति झूठ बोलकर, चालबाज़ी करके, या जान-बूझकर गलत छवि प्रस्तुत करके दूसरों को भ्रमित/गुमराह करता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
Her deceitfulness damaged the team’s trust and cooperation.
उसकी कपटता ने टीम के भरोसे और सहयोग को नुकसान पहुँचाया।

Usage Examples

The court questioned the witness’s deceitfulness during cross-examination.
Deceitfulness in advertising can mislead consumers and harm public confidence.
He apologized for the deceitfulness that caused the misunderstanding.
Their relationship ended because of repeated deceitfulness.

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

See through someone’s deceitfulness
किसी की कपटता/धोखेबाज़ी को भाँप लेना
Call out someone’s deceitfulness
किसी की कपटता को सार्वजनिक रूप से उजागर/ललकारना
A pattern of deceitfulness
कपटता का लगातार/बार-बार दिखने वाला तरीका