skulduggery

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /skʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/, /skʌlˈdʌɡɹi/
• (GA) IPA: /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/, /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡɹi/, /ˌskəlˈdəɡ-/

Noun

skulduggery

1. (countable) A devious device or trick#Noun|trick.

   Synonyms: ruse, strategem, subterfuge

2. (uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.

   Synonyms: dishonesty, jiggery-pokery, subterfuge, thugduggery, trickery, underhandedness, unscrupulousness

   Antonyms: honesty, probity

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deception

Translations

• French: entourloupe
• German: Mauschelei, Hinterlist
• Portuguese: trapaça
• Russian: надува́тельство

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