humbuggery
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- noun
- /ˈhʌmˌbʌɡəri/
- Archaic
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- The humbuggery in this report is shocking!
Examples
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Many people are tired of political humbuggery during election campaigns.
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The audience quickly saw through the magician's humbuggery and demanded a real performance.
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She accused the salesman of humbuggery when his product did not work as promised.
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His constant humbuggery was finally exposed.
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The company's humbuggery was revealed when customers found out they had been overcharged for services.
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His humbuggery in the election campaign misled many voters into believing impossible promises.
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The politician's humbuggery became apparent when his contradictory statements were exposed by journalists.
Synonyms
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An action that makes someone believe something not true
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A false show that hides what is really happening
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Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money
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Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
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False talk or behavior meant to trick people
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An action or statement that hides the real reason behind something
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Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
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A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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Secret dishonest actions that trick people to get money or power
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A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
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Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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A trick done to cheat or fool people
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Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
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Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
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An attempt to trick someone by using false or exaggerated praise
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Talk that tries to trick people with false statements
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Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
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The appearance of being true when it is false
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A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
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Dishonest behavior by a person or group
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
Dishonest behavior where someone pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
Words or actions that try to trick people into thinking things are better than they are
To give vague answers on purpose to hide the truth
Act of showing a friendly face while hiding true feelings
Cheating people to get their money or an advantage
Antonyms
How Deceptive
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- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humbuggery comes from humbug plus -ery, and humbug originally meant a 'trick' or 'deception'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of humbug as something called 'nonsense' or a fake show, so humbuggery is dishonest or fake behavior meant to fool people.