Defraud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of by deceit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfɹˈɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfɹˈɔːd/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈɜːt/.

Examples

He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

victimize diddle gyp nobble gip goldbrick rook scam mulct hornswoggle short-change bunco con swindle

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of by deceit “He swindled me out of my inheritance”

Word Forms

victimization	noun	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
swindler	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
swindle	noun	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
bunco	noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
defrauder	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scammer	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scam	noun	a fraudulent business scheme
gyp	noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
con	noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

betrügen

durch Täuschung berauben

🇫🇷French

frauder

priver par tromperie

🇪🇸Spanish

defraudar

privar de por engaño

🇮🇹Italian

frodare

privare con l'inganno

🇳🇱Dutch

bedriegen

beroven door bedrog

🇵🇹Portuguese

defraudar

privar por engano

🇷🇺Russian

обманывать

обманом лишить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छल

धोखे से वंचित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতারণা

প্রতারণা দ্বারা বঞ্চিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாற்று

வஞ்சகத்தால் பறிக்கிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసం

మోసం ద్వారా హరించు

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक

फसवणूक करून वंचित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

છેતરપિંડી

છેતરપિંડી દ્વારા વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚನೆ

ಮೋಸದಿಂದ ವಂಚಿತರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചിക്കുക

വഞ്ചനയാൽ ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ

ਧੋਖੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਾਂਝਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ دہی

دھوکے سے محروم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骗取

被欺骗而剥夺

🇯🇵Japanese

だます

欺瞞によって奪う

🇰🇷Korean

속이다

속임수로 빼앗다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn gian

tước đoạt bằng sự lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

โกง

ปราศจากการหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipu

dirampas dengan tipu daya

🇵🇭Filipino

panloloko

bawian ng panlilinlang

🇲🇾Malay

menipu

menghilangkan dengan tipu daya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتيال

الحرمان عن طريق الخداع

🇮🇷Persian

کلاهبرداری

با فریب محروم کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

dolandırmak

aldatarak mahrum etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹנוֹת

לשלול במרמה

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