Chicanery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌd/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈeɪθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈeɪθ/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guile wile chicane trickery shenanigan

Word Forms

trick	verb	deceive somebody
chicane	verb	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
wily	adjective	marked by skill in deception

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schikane

der Einsatz von Tricks, um jemanden zu täuschen (normalerweise, um Geld von ihm zu erpressen)

🇫🇷French

chicanerie

l'utilisation d'astuces pour tromper quelqu'un (généralement pour lui soutirer de l'argent)

🇪🇸Spanish

sofística

el uso de trucos para engañar a alguien (normalmente para sacarle dinero)

🇮🇹Italian

imbroglio

l'uso di trucchi per ingannare qualcuno (di solito per estorcergli denaro)

🇳🇱Dutch

chicanes

het gebruik van trucs om iemand te misleiden (meestal om geld uit hem te halen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

chicana

o uso de truques para enganar alguém (geralmente para extrair dinheiro deles)

🇷🇺Russian

махинации

использование уловок для обмана кого-либо (обычно для получения от него денег)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झूठा इलज़ाम

किसी को धोखा देने के लिए तरकीबों का उपयोग (आमतौर पर उनसे पैसे ऐंठने के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

চিকানিরি

কাউকে প্রতারিত করার জন্য কৌশলের ব্যবহার (সাধারণত তাদের কাছ থেকে অর্থ উত্তোলনের জন্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கனரி

ஒருவரை ஏமாற்றுவதற்கான தந்திரங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துதல் (பொதுவாக அவர்களிடமிருந்து பணத்தைப் பெற)

🇮🇳Telugu

చికానరీ

ఒకరిని మోసం చేయడానికి ఉపాయాలను ఉపయోగించడం (సాధారణంగా వారి నుండి డబ్బును సేకరించేందుకు)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિકનરી

કોઈને છેતરવા માટે યુક્તિઓનો ઉપયોગ (સામાન્ય રીતે તેમની પાસેથી પૈસા કાઢવા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಕಾನರಿ

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸಲು ತಂತ್ರಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಂದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಲು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിക്കാനറി

ആരെയെങ്കിലും കബളിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള തന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ ഉപയോഗം (സാധാരണയായി അവരിൽ നിന്ന് പണം വേർതിരിച്ചെടുക്കാൻ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿਕਨਰੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਚਾਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪੈਸੇ ਕੱਢਣ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چکنیری

کسی کو دھوکہ دینے کے لیے چالوں کا استعمال (عام طور پر ان سے پیسے نکالنے کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强辩

使用诡计来欺骗某人（通常是为了从他们身上榨取金钱）

🇯🇵Japanese

ごまかし

誰かを騙すためのトリックの使用（通常はお金を引き出すため）

🇰🇷Korean

발뺌

누군가를 속이기 위해 속임수를 쓰는 것(보통 돈을 빼내기 위해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò láu cá

việc sử dụng các thủ đoạn để lừa dối ai đó (thường là để lấy tiền từ họ)

🇹🇭Thai

หาเรื่อง

การใช้อุบายเพื่อหลอกลวงผู้อื่น (โดยปกติเพื่อดึงเงินจากพวกเขา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakjujuran

penggunaan trik untuk menipu seseorang (biasanya untuk mengambil uang darinya)

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

ang paggamit ng mga trick upang linlangin ang isang tao (karaniwan ay upang kunin ang pera mula sa kanila)

🇲🇾Malay

kebencian

penggunaan helah untuk menipu seseorang (biasanya untuk mengeluarkan wang daripada mereka)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خدعة

استخدام الحيل لخداع شخص ما (عادةً لانتزاع الأموال منه)

🇮🇷Persian

شیک بازی

استفاده از ترفندها برای فریب دادن کسی (معمولا برای استخراج پول از آنها)

🇹🇷Turkish

hile

Birini kandırmak için hilelerin kullanılması (genellikle ondan para koparmak için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שיקניות

שימוש בתחבולות כדי להונות מישהו (בדרך כלל כדי לחלץ ממנו כסף)

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