ढोंगी — meaning in English
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English meaning
- charlatan noun A person who pretends to have skill or knowledge they don't actually have, usually to trick people out of money.
- deceitful adj Deliberately dishonest or misleading; inclined to trick or deceive others.
- fraudulent adj Involving deliberate deception, especially for financial gain.
- hypocrite noun Someone whose actions contradict the beliefs or values they claim to hold.
- hypocritical adjective Showing hypocrisy; saying one thing while doing another.
- impostor noun Someone who pretends to be another person in order to deceive people.
- insincere adjective Not honestly meaning what is said or shown; putting on an act.
Senses
ढोंगी is used for these senses in English:
- charlatan malicious trickster
- impostor someone who uses an assumed identity
- fraudulent dishonest; based on fraud or deception
- hypocrite person practising hypocrisy
- hypocritical characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
- insincere not sincere