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Cheating

noun/kɹɪptˈɑːpjɪk/
Definition
a deception for profit to yourself
deprive somebody of something by deceit
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹɪptˈɑːpjɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/sˌɜːkəmvəlˈuːʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˌɜːkəmvəlˈuːʃən/
2 syllables Say it as /kɹɪptˈɑːpjɪk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna deception for profit to yourself
verbdeprive somebody of something by deceit
“The con-man beat me out of $50”
verbdefeat someone through trickery or deceit
verbengage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
“Who's chiseling on the side?”
verbbe sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
“She cheats on her husband”
adjectivenot faithful to a spouse or lover
“adulterous husbands and wives”
adjectiveviolating accepted standards or rules
“a dirty fighter”
Word Forms
cheatverbdeprive somebody of something by deceit
cheatnouna deception for profit to yourself
cheaternounsomeone who leads you to believe something that is not true
cheatingnouna deception for profit to yourself
rip-offnounthe act of stealing
chiselernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
chisellernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
chicanerynounthe use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicanenounthe use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
cuckoldnouna man whose wife committed adultery
adulterynounextramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
foulnessnoundisgusting wickedness and immorality
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schummeln
eine Täuschung, um sich selbst zu bereichern
🇫🇷French
tricherie
une tromperie pour le profit de vous-même
🇪🇸Spanish
infiel
un engaño para obtener ganancias para usted mismo
🇮🇹Italian
imbrogliare
un inganno per trarne profitto
🇳🇱Dutch
bedriegen
een bedrog met winstoogmerk voor uzelf
🇵🇹Portuguese
trapaceando
um engano para obter lucro para si mesmo
🇷🇺Russian
обман
обман ради выгоды для себя
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेईमानी करना
अपने लाभ के लिए एक धोखा
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রতারণা
নিজের কাছে লাভের জন্য প্রতারণা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஏமாற்றுதல்
உங்களை லாபத்திற்காக ஏமாற்றுவது
🇮🇳Telugu
మోసం చేస్తున్నారు
స్వలాభం కోసం చేసే మోసం
🇮🇳Marathi
फसवणूक
स्वत:च्या फायद्यासाठी फसवणूक
🇮🇳Gujarati
છેતરપિંડી
તમારા માટે નફા માટે છેતરપિંડી
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಂಚನೆ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಮೋಸ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വഞ്ചന
സ്വയം ലാഭത്തിനുവേണ്ടിയുള്ള വഞ്ചന
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ
ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਭ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دھوکہ دہی
اپنے آپ کو منافع کے لئے دھوکہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
作弊
为了自己的利益而进行的欺骗
🇯🇵Japanese
不正行為
自分の利益のための欺瞞
🇰🇷Korean
부정 행위
자신의 이익을 위한 속임수
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gian lận
lừa dối để thu lợi cho chính mình
🇹🇭Thai
โกง
เป็นการหลอกลวงเพื่อหากำไรให้กับตัวเอง
🇮🇩Indonesian
curang
penipuan untuk mendapatkan keuntungan bagi diri Anda sendiri
🇵🇭Filipino
panloloko
isang panlilinlang para kumita sa iyong sarili
🇲🇾Malay
menipu
penipuan untuk keuntungan kepada diri sendiri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الغش
خداع من أجل الربح لنفسك
🇮🇷Persian
تقلب کردن
یک فریب برای کسب سود به خودتان
🇹🇷Turkish
hile
kendinize kâr sağlamak için bir aldatmaca
🇮🇱Hebrew
רַמָאוּת
הונאה למען רווח לעצמך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cheating'?
The primary meaning of 'cheating' is 'a deception for profit to yourself'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cheating' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cheating' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cheating' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cheating' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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