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Answer for the clue "Shocked by a later deception ", 8 letters:
betrayal

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Betrayal was a 1929 drama film produced for Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures . The film is the last silent film directed by Lewis Milestone , the last silent performance by Gary Cooper , the last silent performance by Germany 's Emil ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1816; from betray + -al (2). Earlier in the same sense were betrayment (1540s), betraying (late 14c.).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the act of betraying

Usage examples of betrayal.

Rage and betrayal, hope and despair, desire and longing, all lurked beneath his usual facade of composure.

Just an animated corpse dancing attendance to his masters in a world of betrayal and suspicion.

Replacing the distance and betrayal, hope burned brightly between the Blackstones.

Men trying to fight back could not hang on or even get in a good blow, but it was the betrayal of their mounts that panicked them most.

Whereas Henthas could always be counted on to resort to lies, betrayal, and brutality, Numar relied on reason and persuasion.

Enid ja Kovar had served Tobbar for several years now, and though his father still trusted her, even with all the rumors of Qirsi betrayal spreading across the Forelands, Marston did not.

Her betrayal of House Mertesse had begun several years before, when Rouel was still alive, but it had troubled her then.

There have to be other ways to combat any betrayal by Thorald than just sending my army north.

He had purchased it from a merchant shortly after Rowan paid him for his betrayal of Kentigern.

With each new betrayal, it became more likely that they would never again be trusted by the nobles of the Forelands.

I wept out of both, buffeted by pain, guilt and rage, sorrow and betrayal, no longer knowing the nature of the release for which I pleaded.

If we were guilty, mine was the gravest betrayal in her mind, that was clear.

This thought, naturally, had brought her to Sartol, and the pain of his betrayal, which was still a raw wound on her heart.

Yet, he could not help but feel that this sentiment amounted to a betrayal of Alayna and the new love they shared.

I should be more furious with her than I am, if her betrayal had not so clearly contained its own punishment.