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    confidence trick

    noun

    • 1. an act of cheating or tricking someone by gaining their trust and persuading them to believe something that is not true: "they were the innocent victims of an elaborate confidence trick"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFIDENCE TRICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CONFIDENCE TRICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of confidence trick in English. confidence trick. noun [ C ] uk / ˈkɒn.fɪ.d ə ns ˌtrɪk / us / ˈkɑːn.fɪ.d ə ns ˌtrɪk / Add to word list. a con informal. Synonym. sting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › confidence trickConfidence trick Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    May 25, 2024 · The meaning of CONFIDENCE TRICK is a dishonest trick that is done to get someone's money.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'confidence trick' - Collins Online Dictionary

    May 25, 2024 · A confidence trick is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true, often to trick you out of money. [ mainly British ] They know a confidence trick when they see one.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › confidence--trickCONFIDENCE TRICK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Confidence trick definition: a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler. See examples of CONFIDENCE TRICK used in a sentence.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ScamScam - Wikipedia

    A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › confidence-trickconfidence trick - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    (formal) an act of cheating or tricking somebody by persuading them to believe something that is not true. They were the innocent victims of an elaborate confidence trick. compare con (1) Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.