deceiving

  • 131con — 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… …

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  • 132cunning — 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:… …

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