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- /dɪfrədˈeɪʃən/
- /dɪfrədˈeɪʃən/
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- /dɪfrədˈeɪʃən/
Definition of defraudation word
- noun defraudation (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud. 1
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Parts of speech for Defraudation
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defraudation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for defraudation
noun defraudation
- betrayal — A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
- deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- disinformation — false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- duplicity — deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
Antonyms for defraudation
noun defraudation
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- forthright — going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- loyalty — the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
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