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chicanery
What does chicanery mean?
chicanery (noun): deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce chicanery?
/ʃɪˈkeɪnəɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does chicanery come from?
From French chicanerie (“trickery”), from chicaner.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to chicanery
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “chicanery” mean?
deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge
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lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
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a man who is a leader in national or international affairs
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a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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