Swindle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

deprive of by deceit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɪndəl/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɪndəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɪndəl/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɪndəl/.

Examples

that book is a fraud
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cheat defraud rig victimize diddle gyp nobble gip goldbrick rook scam mulct hornswoggle short-change bunco con

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme “that book is a fraud”
verb	deprive of by deceit “He swindled me out of my inheritance”

Word Forms

swindle	verb	deprive of by deceit
cheat	verb	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
rig	verb	manipulate in a fraudulent manner
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

Schwindel

der Akt des Betrugs durch ein betrügerisches Schema

🇫🇷French

escroquerie

l'acte d'escroquerie par un stratagème frauduleux

🇪🇸Spanish

estafa

el acto de estafar mediante algún plan fraudulento

🇮🇹Italian

truffa

l'atto di truffa mediante qualche schema fraudolento

🇳🇱Dutch

oplichting

de daad van oplichting door een of ander frauduleus plan

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraude

o ato de fraude por algum esquema fraudulento

🇷🇺Russian

мошенничество

мошенничество по какой-либо мошеннической схеме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठगी

किसी कपटपूर्ण योजना द्वारा ठगी करने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতারণা

কিছু প্রতারণামূলক পরিকল্পনা দ্বারা প্রতারণার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மோசடி

சில மோசடி திட்டத்தால் மோசடி செய்யும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసం

కొన్ని మోసపూరిత పథకం ద్వారా మోసం చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक

काही फसव्या योजनेद्वारे फसवणूक करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

છેતરપિંડી

કેટલીક કપટી યોજના દ્વારા છેતરવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚನೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಮೋಸದ ಯೋಜನೆಯಿಂದ ವಂಚಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തട്ടിപ്പ്

ചില വഞ്ചനാപരമായ പദ്ധതികളാൽ വഞ്ചിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਸਕੀਮ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ

کچھ دھوکہ دہی کی اسکیم کے ذریعہ دھوکہ دہی کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骗取

通过某种欺诈计划进行诈骗的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

詐欺

何らかの詐欺的な計画による詐欺行為

🇰🇷Korean

사취

어떤 부정한 방법으로 사기를 치는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lừa đảo

hành động lừa đảo bằng một số kế hoạch lừa đảo

🇹🇭Thai

โกง

การกระทำฉ้อฉลโดยแผนการฉ้อโกงบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipu

tindakan penipuan dengan beberapa skema penipuan

🇵🇭Filipino

panloloko

ang pagkilos ng panloloko ng ilang mapanlinlang na pakana

🇲🇾Malay

menipu

perbuatan menipu dengan beberapa skim penipuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خداع

فعل الاحتيال من خلال بعض المخططات الاحتيالية

🇮🇷Persian

کلاهبرداری

عمل کلاهبرداری توسط برخی از طرح های متقلبانه

🇹🇷Turkish

dolandırıcılık

bazı hileli planlarla dolandırıcılık eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹנוֹת

מעשה הונאה על ידי תוכנית הונאה כלשהי

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The primary meaning of 'swindle' is 'the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme'.

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