fraudulence
gb/fɹˈɔdələns/ us/fɹˈɔdələns/
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English
Senses
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Noun
formal
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property
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quality of being fraudulent
dishonest behavior or the quality of being false in a way intended to trick people
Usage pattern:
the fraudulence of [something]; evidence/allegations of fraudulence
Common mistake:
In everyday English, people usually say “fraud” or “dishonesty” rather than the more formal “fraudulence.”
Synonyms
fraud (more common and often refers to the crime, scheme, or act itself)
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deceitfulness (broader; not necessarily involving financial or legal fraud)
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dishonesty (more general and less formal)
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duplicity (emphasizes double-dealing or saying one thing while doing another)
Antonyms
honesty (the quality of being truthful and not deceptive)
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integrity (moral uprightness and reliability)
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authenticity (the quality of being genuine rather than fake or deceptive)
Collocations
the fraudulence of a claim
|evidence of fraudulence
|allegations of fraudulence
|signs of fraudulence
|apparent fraudulence
|possible fraudulence
|prove fraudulence
|establish fraudulence
|detect fraudulence
|financial fraudulence
Themes
law
|business
|crime
|ethics
Examples
- The investigation focused on the possible fraudulence of the company’s accounting records.
- Several experts questioned the fraudulence of the documents, but the court found no proof of deliberate deception.
- The report exposed the fraudulence behind the investment scheme.
Learner examples
- The police found evidence of fraudulence in the contract.
- The fraudulence of the claim was hard to prove.
Grammar
Dictionary form
fraudulence
IPA
GB/fɹˈɔdələns/
US/fɹˈɔdələns/
Syllables & stress
fraud - u - lence (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (fraud)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: fraudulence
- Plural: fraudulence
Expressions
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