خَدِيعَةٌ

Deceit, delusion, guile, circumvention, or outwitting; and a desire to do to another a foul, an abominable, or an evil, action, without the latter's knowing whence it proceeds; (S, K;) a subst. from خَدَعَهُ; (S, Msb, K;) as also ↓ خِدْعٌ, (Msb, TA,) or this is a verbal noun; (AZ, S, K;) and ↓ خُدْعَةٌ; (TA;) and ↓ خِدَاعٌ; (TA;) which [is also a verbal noun of خَادَعَهُ, and] originally signifies concealment: (Ham p. 541:) [and hence as above: and] also signifies prevention (مَنْعٌ); and art, artifice, cunning, or skill, in the management of affairs; (IAar, Sgh, K;) or a making another to resign, or relinquish, the object that he has in view, by pretending to him something the contrary of what he conceals. (Er-Rághib, B.)