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cheat fool deceive betray take in trick con
These words all mean to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get what you want.
cheat to make somebody believe something that is not true, in order to get money or something else from them:
She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.
He cheated his way into the job.
Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam:
You’re not allowed to look at the answers— that’s cheating.
fool to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want:
Just don’t be fooled into investing any money with them.
deceive to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially somebody who trusts you, in order to get what you want:
She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
betray to hurt somebody who trusts you, especially by deceiving them or not being loyal to them:
She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.
take somebody in [often passive] to deceive somebody, usually in order to get what you want:
I was taken in by her story.
trick to deceive somebody, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want.
con (informal) to deceive somebody, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do something for you:
They had been conned out of £100 000.
which word?
Many of these words involve making somebody believe something that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People may feel cheated/betrayed by somebody in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If somebody takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If somebody cheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get something from you and make you feel stupid. However, somebody might fool you just as a joke; and to trick somebody is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.
Patterns
to cheat/fool/trick/con somebody out of something
to cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con somebody into doing something
to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/conned
to fool/deceive yourself
to cheat/trick/con your way into something
Various
Deceiving is similar to lying, and cheating is similar to stealing or breaking the rules.
"Deceive" means to deliberately mislead someone.
"Cheat" indicates the cheater also gains something from the deception (eg. money, advantage).
Cheating can sometimes be forgiven, deception simply can’t
Cheating can also be labeled as a “mistake” in most cases. If the person didn’t have the intention to cheat, it’s a mistake and they’ll do whatever they can to make up for it. While deception isn’t a mistake and it can’t be forgiven or forgotten. When a person cheats, he or she doesn’t really want to but they just couldn’t control themselves enough to stop themselves from doing it (be it physical or emotional cheating), but deception is something far worse than a mistake, it’s something they’ve been wanting to do and weren’t happy until they did it. People who deceive aren’t even completely sorry for what they did, and they damn sure will do it again whenever they get the chance to. So don’t take this lightly, if you’ve been deceived in your life it means you’re a very emotionally-weak person and you need to be a better judge of character.
cheat (on somebody) (of somebody who is married or who has a regular sexual partner) to have a secret sexual relationship with somebody else
He’s cheating on his wife.
vs.
deceive somebody Her husband had been deceiving her for years.
connected with to like vs. to love
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