trickery

[trik-uh-ree] /ˈtrɪk ə ri/

noun, plural trickeries.

the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.

a trick used to deceive.

Origin

1790-1800; trick + -ery

Synonyms

1. See deceit.

Examples from the web for trickery

However, the ongoing collision of marketing and social networks doesn't necessarily have to involve trickery or deception.
There is a fine line in bridge between ingenious deception and unethical trickery.
Look at the table too, and satisfy yourselves there is no trickery.
It is a question neither of principles, nor of liberty, but of trickery and intrigue.
The trickery usually buys the metalmark moth time for a safe escape.
Flowering plants depend on everything from mammals to trickery in order to get pollinated.
You'll also witness the ingenuity, skill, and trickery used to overcome such challenges.
But not all trickery actually works, especially in baseball.
Music, myth, trickery and water all create a fantastical realm.
However, such a happy little arrangement does not come without its dangers in the form of trickery.

British Dictionary definitions for trickery

/ˈtrɪkərɪ/

noun (pl) -eries

the practice or an instance of using tricks: he obtained the money by trickery

Word Origin and History for trickery

1800, from trick (v.) + -ery.