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frode — 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.
  • fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  • guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
  • hoax noun Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
  • scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
  • swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

frode is used for these senses in English:

  • deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
  • fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
  • guile (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  • hoax Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
  • rip-off (countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.
  • scam A fraudulent deal.
  • swindle An instance of swindling.

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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