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fraudulence

noun

1. the quality of being fraudulent

• Syn: ↑deceit

• Derivationally related forms: ↑fraudulent

• Hypernyms: ↑dishonesty

2. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• Syn: ↑fraud, ↑dupery, ↑hoax, ↑humbug, ↑put-on

• Derivationally related forms: ↑put on (for: ↑put-on), ↑humbug (for: ↑humbug), ↑hoax (for: ↑hoax), ↑dupe (for: ↑dupery), ↑fraudulent

• Hypernyms: ↑trickery, ↑chicanery, ↑chicane, ↑guile, ↑wile, ↑shenanigan

• Hyponyms: ↑goldbrick

3. a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• Syn: ↑duplicity

• Derivationally related forms: ↑duplicitous (for: ↑duplicity)

• Hypernyms: ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception

Useful english dictionary. 2012.