Yes. A hoax is "a deliberate deception or fraud".
An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
"Bah Humbug!" means that whoever says that does not want to be happy or enjoy the Christmas season.
pretend to be another person as enteriment or in order to deceive someone.
defeat or deceive (someone) by being more clever or cunning than they are; outwit.
pretense means a behavior in a genuine but they deceive someone or something
The Hebrew word "beguiled" means to deceive or trick someone into believing something that is not true.
An organized scheme to defraud means someone has intentionally planned to con another out of money or property. The person committing fraud would have acted under false pretenses to gain the trust of another before committing the crime.
In Hawaiian, "makikonu" means deceiver, trickster, or cheater. It refers to someone who is dishonest or tries to deceive others.
To lie means to intentionally give false information while deceiving means to mislead or trick someone into believing something that is not true. Both actions involve causing someone to believe something that is not accurate.
It mean to be dishonest
Are you reading "A Poison Tree?" Wiles are sly tricks, strategies intended to deceive someone into trusting. Thank you!
To mislead;to deceive The image is of someone throwing dust into your eyes so that you cannot see.