deceived

UK
/dɪˈsiːvd/
US
/dɪˈsivd/
deceivedadjective
more deceived
Comp.
most deceived
Super.
UK
/dɪˈsiːvd/
US
/dɪˈsivd/
Lexicalized participial adjective usable attributively and predicatively; can take comparative/superlative grading.
Translations
The deceived customers demanded a refund after the scam was exposed.
Les clients trompés ont exigé un remboursement après que l’escroquerie a été révélée.
Definitions
Feeling or showing the state of having been misled or tricked into a false belief.
The deceived customers demanded a refund after the scam was exposed.
deceivedpast participle
UK
/dɪˈsiːvd/
US
/dɪˈsivd/
Past participle of the verb "deceive" used attributively and predicatively as an adjective.
Translations
She felt deceived after discovering the truth about the company's false promises.
Elle s’est sentie trompée après avoir découvert la vérité sur les fausses promesses de l’entreprise.
Definitions
Having been misled or tricked into believing something that is not true.
She felt deceived after discovering the truth about the company's false promises.
deceiveverb

deceived

Past Simple

deceived
Past Simple
deceived
Past Participle
deceiving
ing-form
UK
/dɪˈsiːv/
US
/dɪˈsiv/
Translations
He deceived his friends into thinking he was a successful businessman.
Il a trompé ses amis en leur faisant croire qu’il était un homme d’affaires à succès.
Additional translations
duperFamilier.
induire en erreurSoutenu.
Definitions
To cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
He deceived his friends into thinking he was a successful businessman.
To give a mistaken impression or to mislead.
The magician deceived the audience with his clever tricks.
To be deceptive or misleading; to fail to give a true impression.
Appearances can deceive.
deceivenoun
Definitions
An act of deception; a trick or fraud. (archaic)
Their scheme was exposed as a pitiable deceive.