Deceit
Deceit noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Truth
Truth noun - Agreement with fact or reality.
Usage example: there is no truth to the rumor that the couple is getting a divorce
Both words in one sentence
- Black is used for mystery, red for deceit, blue for romance, green for memory, and white for truth.
Source: Color Motif - An impossible duo in search for the truth, to weed out deceit and to act on behalf of justice.
Source: Fanfic Recs / K-On! -
Nightmare Mirror, Applejack's Alternate Self who became a Nightmare after her Applebloom didn't escape the events of Story of the Blanks, turning into a truth obsessed Multiversal Conqueror intending to rid the multiverse of deceit.
Source: Fallen Hero
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