Bogus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐŋɡˌɪdiː/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈuːəstˌəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈuːəstˌəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐŋɡˌɪdiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

phony fake bastard phoney

Word Forms

fake	noun	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
phony	noun	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
phoney	noun	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
bastard	noun	derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falsch

betrügerisch; ein irreführendes Erscheinungsbild haben

🇫🇷French

faux

frauduleux; avoir une apparence trompeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

falso

fraudulento; tener una apariencia engañosa

🇮🇹Italian

falso

fraudolento; avere un aspetto ingannevole

🇳🇱Dutch

nep

frauduleus; een misleidend uiterlijk hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

falso

fraudulento; tendo uma aparência enganosa

🇷🇺Russian

фальшивый

мошеннический; иметь обманчивый внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फर्जी

कपटपूर्ण; भ्रामक उपस्थिति होना

🇧🇩Bengali

জাল

প্রতারণামূলক; একটি বিভ্রান্তিকর চেহারা হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

போலி

மோசடியான; தவறான தோற்றத்தைக் கொண்டிருத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బోగస్

మోసపూరిత; తప్పుదారి పట్టించే రూపాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

बोगस

फसवणूक दिशाभूल करणारे स्वरूप

🇮🇳Gujarati

બનાવટી

કપટી ભ્રામક દેખાવ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೋಗಸ್

ಮೋಸದ; ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿಸುವ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാജം

വഞ്ചനാപരമായ; തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന രൂപഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਅਲੀ

ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼; ਇੱਕ ਗੁੰਮਰਾਹਕੁੰਨ ਦਿੱਖ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جعلی

دھوکہ دہی گمراہ کن ظہور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚假

欺诈；具有误导性的外表

🇯🇵Japanese

インチキな

詐欺的;誤解を招く外見をしている

🇰🇷Korean

가짜

사기성; 오해를 불러일으키는 외모를 가지고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có thật

lừa đảo; có vẻ ngoài gây hiểu nhầm

🇹🇭Thai

ปลอม

หลอกลวง; มีลักษณะที่ทำให้เข้าใจผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

palsu

curang; memiliki penampilan yang menyesatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

huwad

mapanlinlang; pagkakaroon ng nakaliligaw na anyo

🇲🇾Malay

palsu

penipuan; mempunyai penampilan yang mengelirukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زائف

احتيالي؛ وجود مظهر مضلل

🇮🇷Persian

ساختگی

متقلبانه؛ داشتن ظاهری گمراه کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

sahte

sahtekâr; yanıltıcı bir görünüme sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְזוּיָף

רַמַאִי; בעל מראה מטעה

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