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peten
noun

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peten

English Meaning(s) for ペテン

noun
  1. fraud; swindle

Definition and Synonyms for ペテン

Quackery the dishonesty of a charlatan
Synonyms: はる, ぺてん, いかさま, はったり, インチキ, 大法螺, 知ったかぶり
Chicanery the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Synonyms: ぺてん, いかさま, いかよう, ごまかし, ごまかす, やまかん, 枉惑, 権謀術数, 権謀術策, 欺瞞, 欺騙, 瞞着, 虚偽, 詐欺, 詭弁, 詭計
Hoax something intended to deceive
Synonyms: けれん, ぺてん, いかさま, ごまかし, ごまかす, やまかん, 偽計, 欺瞞, 欺詐, 欺騙, 瞞着, 詐取, 詐欺, 騙り, 騙る
Deception a misleading falsehood
Synonyms: ぺてん, ごまかし, ごまかす, 欺く, 欺瞞, 欺騙, 瞞着, 虚偽, 虚説, 詐欺
Skulduggery verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Synonyms: ぺてん, ごまかし, ごまかす, 詐欺
Hoax deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Synonyms: けれん, ぺてん, いかさま, ごまかし, ごまかす, やまかん, 偽計, 欺瞞, 欺詐, 欺騙, 瞞着, 詐取, 詐欺, 騙り, 騙る

Categories ペテン is a member of

Dishonesty lack of honesty
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Deception the act of deceiving
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Chicanery the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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Falsity a false statement
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Deception a misleading falsehood
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