In a conventional romantic relationship, infidelity involves deception.
The first step we are going to take to know the meaning of the word deception is to proceed to discover its etymological origin. In doing so we will find the fact that it emanates from Latin, and more precisely from the verb ingannare , which is equivalent to "to entangle someone or make fun of them."
Deception is the action and effect of deceiving (inducing someone to believe what is not true, giving the lie the appearance of truth, producing illusion). For example: "Mario could not bear his wife's deception and left the city" , "This financial operation has been the greatest deception of the Argentine people" , "It is not magic, it is a simple deception" .
A deception, therefore, implies a lack of truth in what is said, done or thought. It is possible to link it to lying , cheating or tricks . Some deceptions try to protect the deceived (to prevent them from coming into contact with a painful reality) or to provide entertainment (such as a joke or a magic trick ).
Cheating in a couple
Within personal relationships, and more precisely within romantic partners, the most common deception is the one that hides infidelity. In this way, the unfaithful person has sexual encounters with a third person while his official partner is absolutely unaware of this circumstance.
Inventing work meetings or professional trips are some of the tools often used by those who cheat on their boy or girl with another third person. However, as a general rule, all this is usually discovered in the end and most often a romantic breakup occurs.
Maintaining a fantasy
Children are often tricked by adults into playing games or maintaining a fantasy.
A typical hoax is to spread the existence of Santa Claus as the person responsible for Christmas gifts. Parents often deceive their children and claim that Santa Claus enters homes to leave gifts.
There are deceptions that aim to maintain children's fantasy, such as claiming that Santa Claus brings Christmas gifts.
The scam, a deception with an economic purpose
When a deception is intended to obtain financial gain, it is called a scam . This is a crime against assets or property: the scammer deceives the victim and makes him hand over an asset by making him believe the existence of something that does not exist.
An example of a scam occurs when a person requests an advance of money as the first step towards purchasing a car. The scammer claims that, with that first payment, you can start the process and buy the car. However, the vehicle will never be delivered and the scammer keeps the money.
Other uses of the term
In addition to everything stated above, we would have to emphasize that in the bullfighting world the term deception is also used, but with a meaning that has nothing to do with those exposed so far. Specifically, in this area that word is used to refer to the crutch that the bullfighter uses to proceed to deceive the bull in front of him.
Finally, we want to highlight that in literature we speak of "The Deception of Zeus" . This expression gives the title to one of the parts of Homer's "The Iliad" that is different from the rest, specifically it is a section that is included in book XIV.