con
/kɑn/
adjective
- Relating to or involving a confidence trick or scam.
- The con man used fake documents to get loans.
- He ran a con game that targeted tourists.
- The con artist was arrested at the airport.
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verb
- To trick or deceive someone, especially in order to get money or something valuable.
- The salesman conned me into buying a broken car.
- She was conned by a fake charity.
- He tried to con the elderly woman out of her life savings.
- To persuade someone to do something by lying or tricking them.
- They conned him into signing the contract without reading it.
- She conned her way into the VIP party by pretending to be a celebrity.
- He conned his parents into letting him go on the trip.
preposition
- Against; used in the phrase 'pro and con' meaning for and against.
- They argued pro and con for hours without reaching a decision.
- The debate allowed each side to speak pro and con.
- We weighed the arguments pro and con before voting.
noun
- A disadvantage or negative point; the opposite of a pro.
- The main con of this phone is its short battery life.
- Before buying a house, we made a list of the pros and cons.
- One con of living in the city is the high cost of rent.
- A person who has been tricked or swindled; a victim of a confidence trick.
- The police warned that the con was too trusting.
- He was an easy con for the smooth-talking salesman.
- The con didn't realize he had been cheated until it was too late.
- A convict or prisoner.
- The con was released after serving ten years.
- The movie is about a con who escapes from jail.
- He met an old con who taught him how to survive in prison.
- A confidence trick or scam.
- She ran a con that fooled dozens of investors.
- The police are investigating a con involving fake lottery tickets.
- The old man fell for a con that cost him his savings.
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