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DECEITFULNESS [1 record]

Record 1 2019-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Personality Development
DEF

[A facet of personality characterized by] dishonesty and fraudulence; misrepresentation of self; embellishment or fabrication when relating events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Développement de la personnalité
DEF

[Facette de la personnalité charactérisée par des] tromperies et [des] fraudes; [la] représentation erronée de sa personne; [l']enjolivement de la vérité ou inventions quand il/elle relate des événements.

Spanish

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