cheating
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cheating
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːtɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of cheat
noun cheatings
- An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity. the cheatings and impositions of your pitiful trade
- The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location. Cheating is the sixth C of Cinematography ... it is the art of arranging people, objects or actions, during filming or editing
adjective more cheating · most cheating
- Unsporting or underhand.
- Unfaithful or adulterous.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: two-timing, adulterous, unfaithful, unjust, dirty, unfair, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, scam, defrauding, cheater, swindling, fraudulent, trickery, deceit
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noun act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition
| Español | trampa, fullería, albardilla, trafa, transa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | チート chīto, カンニング kanningu |
| हिन्दी | धोखा dhokhā, छल chal |
| Deutsch | Falschspiel, Betrügerei, Schiebung, Schwindel, Mogelei, Schummelei |
| Italiano | imbroglio, truffa |
adj unsporting & underhand
| Deutsch | unsportlich, unehrlich, betrügerisch |
|---|
adj adulterous
| Português | traidor, infiel |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | betrügerisch, ehebrecherisch, untreu |
Talk about this word "cheating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheating. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheating "cheating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheating.Cite this
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title = {cheating},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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