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      trickery
      noun
      the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
      verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
      Roots
      trichiertrick- · Old French · to cheat, deceiveerie-ery · Old French · forms abstract noun of action
      Synonyms for trickery
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      Words related to trickery
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      Where does trickery come from?

      The word trickery breaks down into 2 roots of Old French origin: trick, from Old French trichier (“to cheat, deceive”); and -ery, from Old French erie (“forms abstract noun of action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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