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supercherie

trickery

noun soo-pehr-shuh-REE Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

deception

Usage Note

Supercherie implies deliberate fraud or elaborate deception, stronger than simple mensonge (lie). It often implies a scheme designed to make the victim look foolish. A common collocation is démasquer une supercherie (to expose a deception). The word has no common verb form; use tromper or duper for the action.

Examples

"La supercherie a été découverte par les journalistes."

Natural Translation

The trickery was uncovered by journalists.

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