Betrügerei — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cheating noun The act of deceiving or breaking rules for unfair gain, or being unfaithful to a partner.
- 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.
- fraudulence noun The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
- racket noun A handled frame strung with cord, used to hit a ball or shuttlecock in sports like tennis or badminton.
- ruse noun A clever trick or scheme meant to deceive someone.
- trickery noun The use of deceit or clever schemes to mislead or cheat someone.
Senses
Betrügerei is used for these senses in English:
- cheating An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
- 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.
- fraudulence The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
- racket An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.
- ruse (uncountable) Cunning, guile, trickery.
- trickery (countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
cheating — full definition
- noun The act of deceiving or breaking rules for unfair gain, or being unfaithful to a partner.
- adj Behaving dishonestly or unfaithfully.
deceit — full definition
- noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
- noun In law, a false statement made knowingly or recklessly to trick someone into relying on it, causing them harm.