conned

conn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon]
- /kɒn/
- /kɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon]
- /kɒn/

Definitions of conned word

verb with object conned to strike, hit, or rap (something or someone). 1
verb with object conned to hammer (a nail or peg). 1
verb with object conned to beat or thrash a person with the hands or a weapon. 1
noun conned a confidence game or swindle. 1
noun conned a lie, exaggeration, or glib self-serving talk: He had a dozen different cons for getting out of paying traffic tickets. 1
adjective conned involving abuse of confidence: a con trick. 1

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Origin of conned

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Conned

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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conned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for conned

adjective conned

deluded — Someone who is deluded believes something that is not true.
cheated — to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance.
snowed — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.

All 3 Synonyms of conned