noun. The act of duping or the condition of having been duped.

noun. The art of deceiving or imposing upon the credulity of others; the ways or methods of a duper.

noun. The act or practice of duping.

noun. The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.

noun. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

"Rebecca turns to deception in order to correct her husband's blindness -- more metaphorical than literal -- and give the blessing to its more deserving recipient, Jacob, whom she now ropes into the dupery."

dupe  

chicane  chicanery  guile  shenanigan  trickery  

goldbrick  

backstabbing  frame-up  illegalities  non-believer  phonies  

deception  trickery