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- Dictionarycon/kɒn/
verb
- 1. persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them: "I conned him into giving me your home number"
noun
- 1. an instance of deceiving or tricking someone: "the Charter is a glossy public relations con"
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to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions: She felt she had been conned into buy ing the car. Thieves conned him out of his life savings. He managed to con £20 out of them (= get that amount from them by deceiving them). Compare.
Word of the Day. catastrophe. The meaning of CON is something (such as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's confidence; also : a confidence game : swindle. How to use con in a sentence.
A con, or confidence game, is a swindle — when you take advantage of someone's trust. If you con someone out of their life savings, you might wind up a con — as in convict. The word con has many meanings, none of them good. An argument has pros and cons, and the cons are always the downside.
Con definition: against a proposition, opinion, etc.. See examples of CON used in a sentence.
n. 1. An argument or opinion against something. 2. One who holds an opposing opinion or view. [Short for contra .] con 2. (kŏn) tr.v.conned, con·ning, consArchaic. 1. To study, peruse, or examine carefully. 2. To learn or commit to memory. [Middle English connen, to know, from Old English cunnan; see gnō- in Indo-European roots .] con′ner n. con 3.
If someone cons you, they persuade you to do something or believe something by telling you things that are not true.
noun. cons. A reason, vote, position, etc. in opposition. Webster's New World. An argument or opinion against something. American Heritage. One who holds an opposing opinion or view. American Heritage. The act or an instance of conning; swindle; trick. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
