Deception
Deception , noun
[French déception, Latin deceptio, from decipere, deceptum. See Deceive.]
1.
The act of deceiving or misleading. — South
2.
The state of being deceived or misled.
There is one thing relating either to the action or enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to deception.
3.
That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.
There was of course room for vast deception.