subreption

/sʌbˈrɛpʃən/

Definition

Definition of subreption - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

deception

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obtaining a favor by hiding the truth

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He was accused of subreption in the court.

deceit

fraud

philosophy

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mistaken inference from substituting one concept or assumption for another

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The argument rests on a subreption between perception and reality.

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

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Origin of subreption

Latin, subreptio (a stealing)

Examples of subreption in a sentence

Subreption led to the wrongful approval of the contract.
His conclusion depends on a subreption about cause and effect.
The critique exposes a subreption in the philosopher's assumptions.

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French:subreption, confusion entre deux concepts, ...
German:Subreption, Begriffsverwechslung in einem Schluss, ...
Italian:subrezione, ...
Spanish:subrepción, sustitución errónea de un concepto por otro, ...
Portuguese:obtenção de um favor através da ocultação da verdade, sub-repção, ...
Chinese:隐瞒行为, 概念偷换, ...
Japanese:偽証, すり替え推論, ...
Arabic:استِغفال, مُغالَطَة الإِحلال, ...
Hebrew:הוֹנָאָה, תַּחְבּוּלָה, ...
Russian:субрепция, подмена понятий в рассуждении, ...
Ukrainian:субрепція, підміна понять у міркуванні, ...
Hindi:छल, एक अवधारणा के स्थान पर दूसरी रख देने से निकला भ्रांत निष्कर्ष, ...
Bengali:প্রতারণা, ধারণার অদলবদলজনিত ভ্রান্ত অনুমান, ...
Catalan:subrepció, ...
Czech:zamlčení, subrepce, ...
Danish:subreption, fejlslutning ved begrebsforveksling, ...
Dutch:subreptie, onjuiste begripsverwisseling, ...
Greek:υποκλοπή, υποκατάσταση εννοιών, ...
Hungarian:szubrepció, fogalomcsere miatti téves következtetés, ...
Khmer:ការទទួលបានផលប្រយោជន៍ដោយលាក់បាំងការពិត, កំហុសក្នុងការសន្និដ្ឋានដោយជំនួសគំនិតមួយនឹងគំនិតមួយទៀត, ...
Korean:서브렙션, 개념 대치 오류, ...
Persian:فریب‌کاری, ساب‌رپشن, ...
Polish:subrepcja, nieuprawnione podstawienie pojęcia lub założenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):obtenção fraudulenta, sub-repção, ...
Romanian:subrepticiune, subrepțiune, ...
Swedish:bedrägeri, subreption, ...
Thai:การได้รับความโปรดปรานโดยการปกปิดความจริง, การสับเปลี่ยนแนวคิด, ...
Turkish:hile, kavram ikamesinden doğan hatalı çıkarım, ...
Vietnamese:lừa dối, lỗi suy luận do đánh tráo khái niệm hoặc giả định, ...

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Noun

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