authentic
Genuine, and exactly what it claims to be.
प्रामाणिक; असली और जैसा दावा है वैसा ही
“The archive holds an authentic first edition.”
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Deception & truth vocabulary
Words for deception & truth, each with its meaning in English and Hindi, how to say it, a sentence that shows it in use, and what to say instead or the opposite.
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calculating
Coldly scheming and self-serving in judgement.
गणनापूर्ण चालाक; ठंडे दिमाग़ से स्वार्थ साधने वाला
“A calculating move disguised as generosity.”
camouflage
A disguise that makes something blend into its surroundings.
छद्मावरण; परिवेश में घुल जाने वाला भेस
“The change was camouflaged as a routine update.”
cunning
Clever at getting one's way by indirect means.
धूर्त; टेढ़े उपायों से काम निकालने में चतुर
“A cunning clause buried on page nine.”
deceit
The act of misleading someone deliberately.
प्रवंचना; जानबूझकर किया गया धोखा
“The account was built on deceit.”
genuine
Real and exactly what it appears to be.
असली; जो दिखता है वही सचमुच है
“A genuine interest, not a polite one.”
guile
Sly cleverness used to deceive.
छल-चातुर्य; ठगने वाली धूर्तता
“He got in through sheer guile.”
hypocrisy
Claiming standards one does not actually hold.
पाखंड; जिन मूल्यों को मानते नहीं उनका दावा करना
“The policy reeked of hypocrisy.”
intrigue
Secret plotting, or to arouse curiosity.
षड्यंत्र; गुप्त साज़िश अथवा कौतूहल जगाना
“Office intrigue delayed the decision.”
quack
Someone falsely claiming skill, especially in medicine.
नीम-हकीम; झूठी विशेषज्ञता का दावा करने वाला
“The consultant turned out to be a quack.”
slander
A false spoken statement that damages a reputation.
मौखिक मानहानि; झूठा लांछन जो प्रतिष्ठा गिराए
“The claim came close to slander.”
transparent
Clear enough to see through, literally or in conduct.
पारदर्शी; आर-पार दिखने वाला अथवा खुला और स्पष्ट
“A transparent process builds trust.”
treacherous
Betraying trust, or dangerously unreliable.
विश्वासघाती; भरोसा तोड़ने वाला अथवा ख़तरनाक
“Treacherous footing on the old stairs.”
wile
A cunning trick used to get one's way.
चाल; काम निकालने की धूर्त तरकीब
“He used every wile he had.”
alleged
Stated as fact but not yet proved to be one.
कथित; जिसका आरोप है पर सिद्ध नहीं
“He alleged charges of graft on the bureaucrat.”
artifice
A clever trick used to gain an advantage.
चतुर छल; धोखा देने की कारीगरी
“His photographs are full of artifice.”
attest
To declare formally that something is true or genuine.
प्रमाणित करना; सत्यता की गवाही देना
“The painting was attested by the appraiser.”
barefaced
Done openly, with no attempt at concealment and no shame.
निर्लज्ज; खुलेआम और बेशर्मी से किया गया
“Eve-teasers are barefaced individuals who should be put behind bars.”
bogus
Presented as genuine when it is nothing of the kind.
नकली; झूठा और धोखे के लिए गढ़ा गया
“She was fooled by his bogus identity card.”
canard
A false story put about deliberately.
अफ़वाह; जानबूझकर फैलाई गई झूठी ख़बर
“Canards can fall apart pretty quickly; one has to be careful with them.”
candour
Openness and honesty in what one says.
निष्कपटता; बात कहने की खरी सच्चाई
“He expressed his feelings with candour”
cant
Pious talk that the speaker does not actually mean.
पाखंडी बोली; दिखावटी धर्मभाषा
“Politicians are holding forth with their usual hypocritical cant”
charlatan
Someone who claims a skill or knowledge they do not have.
ढोंगी; झूठे ज्ञान का दावा करने वाला
“The so called psychic was exposed as a charlatan”
chicanery
The use of tricks and quibbles to deceive.
छल-कपट; चालाकी भरी धोखाधड़ी
“The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and chicanery.”
clandestine
Kept secret because the purpose behind it would not survive daylight.
गुप्त; चोरी-छिपे किया गया
“During the war there were many clandestine operations to rescue prisoners of war.”
concoct
To put something together, often a story with no truth in it.
गढ़ना; मनगढ़ंत कहानी या मिश्रण बनाना
“The prisoner concocted a false story to get a lighter sentence.”
covert
Kept hidden from view or from the record.
प्रच्छन्न; छिपाकर किया गया
“They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.”
delude
To make someone believe something that is not true.
भ्रम में डालना; झूठी धारणा बनवा देना
“Fraudulent ads deluded the customers into sending money.”
dupe
To fool someone into believing or doing something.
छलना; भोले को बेवकूफ़ बनाना
“The immigrant was duped because of his foolishness.”
duplicity
Deliberate double-dealing in word or in conduct.
द्वैधवृत्ति; दोहरा और कपटपूर्ण आचरण
“He was successful in fooling a lot of people by his duplicity.”
espionage
The organised use of spies to obtain secrets.
जासूसी; गुप्त सूचना चुराने का काम
“The authorities have arrested many people suspected of espionage”
fabricate
To make up a story or a document and present it as genuine.
गढ़ना; बनाना अथवा झूठी बात रच देना
“He fabricated a lie to save his life.”
fabricated
Made up rather than true.
मनगढ़ंत; झूठ के आधार पर रचा गया
“She fabricated an excuse for not attending the function.”
fallacious
Built on faulty reasoning, and therefore misleading.
भ्रामक; गलत तर्क पर टिका
“Their argument is fallacious and will not hold any water in a court of law.”
foist
To force something unwanted on someone by trickery.
थोप देना; अनचाही चीज़ जबरन सौंप देना
“He foisted his work on me.”
furtive
Done quietly and secretly, in a way that suggests guilt.
चोरी-छिपे का; छिपाकर और दबे पाँव किया गया
“He was a young man with furtive eyes.”
guise
An outward appearance adopted to conceal the truth.
भेस; दिखावटी रूप या बहाना
“The police were huddled in the street in the guise of beggars to catch the offenders.”
hoax
A trick designed to make people believe something untrue.
धोखा-प्रपंच; झूठी ख़बर से बनाया गया बेवकूफ़
“There wasn’t a bomb in the school at all –it was just a hoax.”
legerdemain
Sleight of hand, or any trickery that deceives the eye.
हस्तलाघव; चालाकी भरी जादूगरी
“He is a financial and legal legerdemain.”
machiavellian
Cunning and unscrupulous in the pursuit of power.
कुटिल-चालबाज़; साध्य के लिए हर साधन उचित मानने वाला
“The Machiavellian and devious decisions made by him were not appreciated”
masquerade
To pretend to be someone or something one is not.
स्वाँग; झूठे रूप में सामने आना
“The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member”
mendacious
In the settled habit of lying.
मिथ्यावादी; झूठ बोलने का अभ्यस्त
“The politicians were issuing mendacious claims and counter- claims.”
ostensible
Put forward as the reason, though probably not the real one.
दिखावटी; जो ऊपर से कहा जाए पर असल कारण न हो
“Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy.”
overt
Done openly, with no attempt made to hide it.
प्रकट; खुले तौर पर किया गया
“He gathered information overtly and covertly.”
perfidious
Ready to betray a trust that was freely given.
विश्वासघाती; भरोसा तोड़ने वाला
“She says that the politicians are a perfidious breed.”
pretext
A stated reason that exists to conceal the real one.
बहाना; असली कारण छिपाने को गढ़ा गया कारण
“Under the pretext of friendship, he betrayed them.”
prevarication
Speech that dodges the truth without quite denying it.
गोलमोल बात; सच से बचने की टालमटोल
“After months of prevarication, a decision has been made.”
sophistry
Clever reasoning that is actually invalid, used to deceive.
कुतर्क; भ्रामक चतुराई भरा तर्क
“She understood that the consolation being offered was mere sophistry.”
stealth
Movement or action so careful that it escapes notice.
गुप्त चाल; चुपचाप किया गया प्रवेश
“The big cat stole food from the kitchen stealthily”
subterfuge
A trick used to escape a difficulty or to conceal a purpose.
छल-युक्ति; बचने के लिए रचा गया बहाना
“The paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature diverted the attention of everyone.”
surreptitious
Done by stealth so as not to be observed.
चोरी-छिपे किया गया; गुप्त और दबे पाँव
“There was a surreptitious movement of troops on the border.”
swindle
To take money or goods from someone by deceit.
ठगी करना; धोखे से धन हड़पना
“He swindled me out of my inheritance”
veneer
A thin surface layer that hides whatever lies beneath it.
ऊपरी आवरण; दिखावटी परत
“The bath panels were fitted with a mahogany veneer.”
wily
Skilled at getting one's way by cunning.
चालबाज़; कुटिल चतुराई वाला
“He is an experienced and wily old statesman”
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