petos — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chicanery noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
- con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
- 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.
- fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
- knavery noun The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
- mendacity noun The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
- sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
- skulduggery noun A devious device or trick.
- stratagem noun A clever plan or trick, especially one meant to outwit an opponent.
- treachery noun A deliberate betrayal of trust or loyalty.
- treason noun The crime of betraying one's own country, especially by helping its enemies or attempting to overthrow its government.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
Senses
petos is used for these senses in English:
- chicanery (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
- con (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
- con game A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.
- deceit An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
- deceit (law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
- deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
- double-dealing deceit or treachery
- fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
chicanery — full definition
- noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
- noun An individual act of trickery or deception.
- noun The quality of being inclined to trickery or deceitfulness.
con — full definition
- noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
- verb To trick or cheat someone, typically for personal gain.
- noun A disadvantage of something, especially when weighed against its benefits.
- noun (informal) A convicted criminal.
- noun A large organized gathering for fans of a hobby or genre, such as comics or gaming.