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Deception vs Phenakism - What's the difference?

deception | phenakism |

As nouns the difference between deception and phenakism

is that deception is disappointment while phenakism is (dated) deception; trickery.

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.

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    * deceive * deceptive

    phenakism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) deception; trickery.
  • *{{quote-book, 1859, title=The Quarterly Review, section=The Order of Nature, author=Rev. Baden Powell, page=442 citation
    • , passage=The people of England are at once too discerning and too truth-loving to tolerate a system of phenakism and reserve, whether in the interest of Popery or infidelity.}}