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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus go
activity that transgresses moral or civil law

falsification, misrepresentation go
a willful perversion of facts

deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
the act of deceiving

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11 Subcategories

fakery go
the act of faking (or the product of faking)
indirection go
deceitful action that is not straightforward
shenanigan, trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile go
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
duplicity, double-dealing go
acting in bad faith
cheat, cheating go
a deception for profit to yourself
illusion, delusion, head game go
the act of deluding
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning go
the act of giving a false appearance
impersonation, imposture go
pretending to be another person
obscurantism go
a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
bluff, four flush go
the act of bluffing in poker
take-in go
the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone