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fraud

noun

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
F
Ends with
D
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

fɹɔːd

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

noun

  1. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

noun

  1. The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

    “That book is a fraud”

noun

  1. A person who makes deceitful pretenses

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Example Sentences

That book is a fraud

Similar words

Synonyms

fraudulenceduperyhoaxhumbugswindlecheatrigimposterimpostorpretenderfakefakershamshammerpseudopseud

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