swindled

Meanings

• Verb

  To cheat or defraud (someone) out of money or possessions, typically by deceitful means.

  - "He was swindled out of his savings by an unscrupulous salesman."
  - "The con artist swindled several tourists out of their money."
  - "The company was swindled into signing an unfair contract."

• Verb

  Suffer a loss or disappointment, often as a result of someone else's deceit.

  - "She was swindled when her boyfriend left her for another woman."
  - "The team was swindled by an unexpected injury to their star player."
  - "The investors were swindled when the stock market crashed."

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Synonyms

be sold a pup , swizz

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with swindled
mangled , tangled , angled

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Variants

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swindle , swindled , swindler , swindlers , swindles , swindling

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to twist,' swindle developed the meaning 'to cheat' in the late 1500s.

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Trivia

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1. Swindled is an English word that comes from the Middle English word 'swindelen,' which meant 'to twist.'

2. The term 'swindle' was first used in its modern sense in the late 1500s.

3. Swindling is a common theme in many works of literature, including 'The Three Musketeers,' 'Great Expectations,' and 'Oliver Twist.'

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Related Concepts

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1. Fraud: Swindling is a type of fraud, which involves deceit, misrepresentation, or concealment of the truth in order to gain an unfair advantage.

2. Scam: Swindling is often referred to as a scam, which is a fraudulent scheme designed to obtain money or other valuable items by deception.

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Culture

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Swindled has been used extensively in literature, particularly in works that deal with crime and deception. One famous example is Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' in which Huck and Jim are swindled by the Duke and the Dauphin.

How to Memorize "swindled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person holding a stack of money, only to have it slip away from them as they are swindled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word swindled with the idea of being cheated or deceived.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Swindled is a sin, it's not a win' to remember the meaning of the word.

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