fraudulent

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Etymology

From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfɹɔː.dʒʊ.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔː.dʒə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔː.djə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔːdʒ.lənt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈfɹɔ.d͡ʒə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɑd͡ʒ.lənt/
  • (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈfɹɑ.d͡ʒə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɑd͡ʒ.lənt/

Adjective

fraudulent

1. Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
2. False, phony.

   He tried to pass a fraudulent check.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deceptive
• See also Thesaurus:fake

Translations

• French: frauduleux
• German: betrügerisch, schwindlerisch, betrugsanfällig
• Italian: fraudolento
• Portuguese: fraudulento
• Russian: обма́нный
• Spanish: fraudulento

Translations

• French: frauduleux
• Portuguese: fraudulento
• Russian: фальши́вый

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