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imbroglio — 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.
  • humbug noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
  • imbroglio noun A complicated situation; an entanglement.
  • imposition noun An unwelcome demand or burden placed on someone.
  • 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

imbroglio is used for these senses in English:

  • cheating An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
  • humbug (countable, slang) A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.
  • imbroglio A complicated situation; an entanglement.
  • imposition An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.
  • scam A fraudulent deal.
  • swindle An instance of swindling.

cheating — full definition

  1. noun The act of deceiving or breaking rules for unfair gain, or being unfaithful to a partner.
  2. adj Behaving dishonestly or unfaithfully.

humbug — full definition

  1. noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
  2. noun A hard, striped mint candy, especially popular in Britain.

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