bedriegen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bamboozle verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- betray verb To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, especially by helping their enemies or breaking a promise.
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- cog noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
- con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
- cozen verb To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.
- cuckold noun A man whose wife or partner has been unfaithful to him.
- deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
- delude verb To make someone believe something untrue, often about themselves or their situation.
- fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.
- spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
Senses
bedriegen is used for these senses in English:
- bamboozle (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
- betray (transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
- cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
- con (transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
- cozen (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. [from late 16th c.]
- deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
- delude (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
bamboozle — full definition
- verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- verb To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
beguile — full definition
- verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- verb To charm, delight or captivate.
- verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.