Con vs. Delude — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Con and Delude
Definitions
Con➦
In opposition or disagreement; against
Debated the issue pro and con.
Delude➦
Make (someone) believe something that is not true
Too many theorists have deluded the public
Con➦
An argument or opinion against something.
Delude➦
To cause to hold a false belief; deceive thoroughly
Unscrupulous brokers who deluded their clients about the underlying value of the stocks they were touting.
Con➦
One who holds an opposing opinion or view.
Delude➦
(Obsolete) To elude or evade.
Con➦
The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
Delude➦
(Obsolete) To frustrate the hopes or plans of.
Con➦
The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel.
Delude➦
(transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
Con➦
A swindle.
Delude➦
To frustrate or disappoint.
Con➦
A convict.
Delude➦
To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.
To delude the nation by an airy phantom.
Con➦
To study, peruse, or examine carefully.
Delude➦
To frustrate or disappoint.
It deludes thy search.
Con➦
To learn or commit to memory.
Delude➦
Be false to; be dishonest with
Con➦
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
Con➦
To swindle (a victim) by first winning the victim's confidence; dupe
A criminal who conned an unsuspecting tourist out of $5,000.
Con➦
To cause (someone) to do something by lying, misrepresentation, or trickery
My roommate conned me into washing the dishes.
Con➦
Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud
A con artist.
A con job.
Con➦
(rare) To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
Con➦
To know; understand; acknowledge.
Con➦
To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
Con➦
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
Pros and cons
Con➦
(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
Con➦
(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
Con➦
(informal) An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
Con➦
(informal) The conversion of part of a building.
We're getting a loft con done next year.
Con➦
Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.
Con➦
Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel.
Con➦
A squirrel's nest.
Con➦
(abbreviation) A political conservative.
Own the cons
Con➦
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; - The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
Con➦
To know; to understand; to acknowledge.
Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill.
They say they con to heaven the highway.
Con➦
To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.
Fixedly did lookUpon the muddy waters which he connedAs if he had been reading in a book.
I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.
Con➦
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
Con➦
An argument opposed to a proposal
Con➦
A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Con➦
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Con➦
Deprive of by deceit;
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
Con➦
Commit to memory; learn by heart;
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Con➦
On the negative side;
Much was written pro and con
