defrauded

Meanings

• Verb (past tense and past participle)

  Having been deprived of something, especially through deceit or trickery.

  - "The company was defrauded out of millions of dollars."
  - "He defrauded the government of tax revenue."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with defrauded
abused , confused , perused

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Variants

List of all variants of defrauded that leads to same result
defraud , defrauded , defrauder , defrauders , defrauding , defrauds

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'fraudare' meaning 'to cheat or deceive'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'defrauded' is often used in legal contexts to describe the act of cheating someone out of their property or money.

2. In the world of insurance, a claim is considered 'defrauded' if it contains false or misleading information.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fraud: A deliberate deception intended to secure unfair or unlawful gain, typically by gaining the trust of another person.

2. Embezzlement: The misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or a violation of that trust.

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Culture

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In literature, 'defrauded' is often used to describe characters who have been wronged or cheated in some way. In art, it can be depicted as a theme in paintings or sculptures that portray the suffering or loss caused by deceit.

How to Memorize "defrauded"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person being handed a large sum of money, only to have it taken away by someone who deceitfully tricks them.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'defrauded' with the feeling of being wronged or cheated.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the definition: 'D' for 'defrauded', 'F' for 'having been', 'R' for 'received', 'A' for 'against', 'U' for 'unfairly', and 'D' for 'deceived'.

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