desepsi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch deceptie, from Middle Dutch deceptie (“deceit”), from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /deˈsɛpsi/ [deˈsɛp̚.si]
• Rhymes: -ɛpsi
• Syllabification: de‧sep‧si

Noun

desepsi (plural desepsi-desepsi)

1. (psychology) deception

Further reading

• “desepsi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016