deceiving
121cunning — cun|ning1 [ˈkʌnıŋ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Present participle of cun to know , an early form of can; CAN1] 1.) someone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what they want = ↑crafty ▪ a cunning opponent 2.)… …
122fraud — [fro:d US fro:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: fraude, from Latin fraus deceiving ] 1.) [U and C] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud ▪ He s been charged… …
123swindle — swin|dle1 [ˈswındl] v [T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: swindler person who swindles (18 21 centuries), from German schwindler someone confused or unbalanced ] to get money from someone by deceiving them = ↑cheat swindle sb out of sth ▪ a businessman …
124deceive — de|ceive [ dı siv ] verb transitive * 1. ) to trick someone by behaving in a dishonest way: You two don t deceive me, she said. I know what you re trying to do . deceive someone into doing something: He was deceived into giving them all his money …
125cunning — [[t]kʌ̱nɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. These disturbed kids can be cunning. ...Mr Blair s cunning plan. Syn: crafty Derived words: cunningly ADV… …
126self-deception — noun the action or practice of deceiving oneself into believing that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true. Derivatives self deceit noun self deceiver noun self deceiving adjective self deceptive adjective …
127con — 1 verb conned, conning (T) informal 1 to get money from someone by deceiving them: con sb out of: He conned me out of $5! 2 to persuade someone to do something by deceiving them: con sb into doing sth: We were conned into signing the contract. 2… …
128cunning — 1 adjective 1 someone who is cunning is good at deceiving people in order to get what they want: She can be very cunning when she wants to be. 2 behaviour or actions that are cunning are dishonest and unfair, and are used to get what you want:… …
