1. the practice of deceiving someone by using tricks or dishonest methods

Examples

• The magician’s performance was full of clever trickery that amazed the audience.
• She used trickery to convince her parents to let her stay out late.
• The company was accused of financial trickery to hide its losses.
• His success was based on hard work, not trickery.
• The detective saw through the suspect’s trickery immediately.
• Political trickery often involves misleading voters with false promises.