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Deception vs Greed - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between deception and greed

is that deception is disappointment while greed is a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

deception

English

(wikipedia deception)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

    • Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * deceive * deceptive

    greed

    English

    Noun

  • A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
    • His greed was his undoing.
    What drove them was their ambition, their greed for power.

    Synonyms

    * (selfish desire for more than is needed) avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity * See also * (desire for food) gluttony

    Derived terms

    * greedily * greediness * greedy

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