All 4 Uses of
deceit
in
War and Peace
- I knew that I could expect nothing but meanness, deceit, envy, intrigue, and ingratitude—the blackest ingratitude—in this house….†
Chpt 1 *
- And in order to realize vividly his love devotion to the sovereign, Rostov pictured to himself an enemy or a deceitful German, whom he would not only kill with pleasure but whom he would slap in the face before the Emperor.†
Chpt 3
- You have not helped her to find the way of truth, my dear sir, but have thrust her into an abyss of deceit and misery.†
Chpt 5
- Understand, my dear fellow, that outside this union all is filled with deceit and falsehood and I agree with you that nothing is left for an intelligent and good man but to live out his life, like you, merely trying not to harm others.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(deceit) the act of lying to or misleading someone