Fraud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɔːd/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɔːd/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈɔːd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imposter sham shammer fraudulence hoax faker humbug pseud role player pretender impostor put-on fake dupery pseudo

Word Forms

pretend	verb	behave unnaturally or affectedly
fake	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
fake	verb	tamper, with the purpose of deception
sham	adjective	adopted in order to deceive
sham	verb	make a pretence of
fraudulent	adjective	intended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge
dupe	verb	fool or hoax
hoax	verb	subject to a playful hoax or joke
humbug	verb	trick or deceive
put on	verb	fool or hoax

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Betrug

vorsätzliche Täuschung, die zur Schädigung einer anderen Person führt

🇫🇷French

fraude

tromperie intentionnelle entraînant des blessures à autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

fraude

Engaño intencional que resulta en daño a otra persona.

🇮🇹Italian

frode

inganno intenzionale con conseguente lesione di un'altra persona

🇳🇱Dutch

fraude

opzettelijke misleiding met als gevolg letsel voor een andere persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraude

engano intencional resultando em lesão a outra pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

мошенничество

умышленный обман, повлекший причинение вреда другому лицу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धोखा

जानबूझकर किया गया धोखा जिसके परिणामस्वरूप किसी अन्य व्यक्ति को चोट पहुँचे

🇧🇩Bengali

জালিয়াতি

ইচ্ছাকৃত প্রতারণার ফলে অন্য ব্যক্তিকে আঘাত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மோசடி

மற்றொரு நபருக்கு காயம் விளைவிக்கும் வேண்டுமென்றே ஏமாற்றுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసం

ఉద్దేశపూర్వక మోసం ఫలితంగా మరొక వ్యక్తికి గాయం అవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक

हेतुपुरस्सर फसवणूक ज्यामुळे दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीला इजा होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

છેતરપિંડી

ઇરાદાપૂર્વકની છેતરપિંડી અન્ય વ્યક્તિને ઇજા પહોંચાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚನೆ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ವಂಚನೆಯು ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಗಾಯವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചന

മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് പരിക്കേൽപ്പിക്കുന്ന മനഃപൂർവ വഞ്ചന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ

ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਧੋਖਾ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੱਟ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ دہی

جان بوجھ کر دھوکہ دینا جس کے نتیجے میں کسی دوسرے شخص کو چوٹ پہنچتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欺诈罪

故意欺骗导致他人受伤

🇯🇵Japanese

詐欺

意図的な欺瞞により他人に傷害を与えること

🇰🇷Korean

사기

의도적인 속임수로 인해 다른 사람에게 피해를 입힌 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gian lận

cố ý lừa dối gây thương tích cho người khác

🇹🇭Thai

การฉ้อโกง

การจงใจหลอกลวงส่งผลให้บุคคลอื่นได้รับอันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tipuan

penipuan yang disengaja sehingga mengakibatkan cedera pada orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

panloloko

sinadyang panlilinlang na nagreresulta sa pinsala sa ibang tao

🇲🇾Malay

penipuan

penipuan yang disengajakan sehingga mengakibatkan kecederaan kepada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتيال

الخداع المتعمد الذي يؤدي إلى إصابة شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

تقلب

فریب عمدی که منجر به آسیب رساندن به شخص دیگری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sahtekar

Başka bir kişinin yaralanmasıyla sonuçlanan kasıtlı aldatma

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹנָאָה

הונאה מכוונת הגורמת לפגיעה באדם אחר

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The primary meaning of 'fraud' is 'intentional deception resulting in injury to another person'.

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