noun
- plural of dupery; instances or acts of deceiving or defrauding someone
Usage: formal; often used in literary or historical contexts
Examples
- The con artist's duperies were finally exposed by the authorities.
- Throughout history, political duperies have misled the public.
- She grew tired of his constant duperies and ended the relationship.
- The novel chronicles the duperies of a scheming nobleman.
- Financial duperies cost investors millions of dollars.
- Their duperies were so elaborate that few people suspected the truth.