chicanery
noun
[ ʃɪˈkeɪnəri ]
• the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose.
• "storylines packed with political chicanery"
Similar:
trickery,
deception,
deceit,
deceitfulness,
duplicity,
dishonesty,
unscrupulousness,
underhandedness,
subterfuge,
fraud,
fraudulence,
legerdemain,
sophistry,
sharp practice,
skulduggery,
swindling,
cheating,
duping,
hoodwinking,
deviousness,
guile,
intrigue,
palace intrigue,
craft,
craftiness,
artfulness,
slyness,
wiles,
misleading talk,
crookedness,
monkey business,
funny business,
hanky-panky,
shenanigans,
flimflam,
jiggery-pokery,
monkeyshines,
codology,
management,
knavery,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French chicanerie, from chicaner ‘to quibble’ (see chicane).
