cozenage

noun

ˈkəz-nij How to pronounce cozenage (audio)
Definition of cozenagenext
as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery through cozenage and flattery, the art dealer coaxed the unwary into selling their family treasures for a song

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  1. deception
  2. deceit
  3. fraud
  4. cunning
Noun
  • If the princess world is all sort of deception, this is no artifice at all.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • So, in the spirit of humoring that little Gremlin, here’s a rundown of some of Pattinson’s most memorable deceptions and dubious claims.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of deception
Noun
  • Its story is already dark and moody with themes of death, grief, deceit, revenge and bug-eating.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The executive further lauded Rodrigo for fighting for the aforementioned rights, and acknowledging and showing empathy for issues — love, break-ups, learning how to drive, deceit — with which some young people struggle.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of deceit
Noun
  • In a new interview with Axios at the Aspen Security Forum, Ramaswamy said while the new department would look for waste and fraud within Social Security and Medicare, large widespread cuts are unlikely to be enacted.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But when the Threads post was shared, neither the Georgia Supreme Court nor any other judicial entity had tossed Willis' election fraud case against him and 14 co-defendants in Georgia.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of fraud
Noun
  • David slayed the giant with a slingshot; Esther by her cunning saved her people.
    Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, guile took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English, emerging in Middle English around the 12th century.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of cunning
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