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bedrog — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deceit noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
  • deception noun An action or scheme designed to make someone believe something untrue.
  • forgery noun The crime of faking a document, signature, or artwork to deceive people.
  • fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  • fraudulence noun The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
  • guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
  • mendacity noun The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
  • scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
  • sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
  • shenanigans noun Mischievous or high-spirited behaviour; playful goings-on.

Senses

bedrog is used for these senses in English:

  • deceit An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
  • deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
  • forgery The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
  • fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
  • fraudulence The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
  • guile (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  • mendacity (countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.
  • scam A fraudulent deal.

deceit — full definition

  1. noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
  2. noun In law, a false statement made knowingly or recklessly to trick someone into relying on it, causing them harm.

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