骗局，诈骗

[ noun ]
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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con game \con game\ n.
Same as {confidence game}.
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Confidence \Con"fi*dence\, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in,
self-confidence: cf. F. confidence.]
1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in;
trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now
commonly by in.

Society is built upon trust, and trust upon
confidence of one another's integrity. --South.

A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God.
--Macaulay.

2. That in which faith is put or reliance had.

The Lord shall be thy confidence. --Prov. iii.
26.

3. The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on
himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of
self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of
security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.

Your wisdom is consumed in confidence;
Do not go forth to-day. --Shak.

But confidence then bore thee on secure
Either to meet no danger, or to find
Matter of glorious trial. --Milton.

4. Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were
confidences between them.

Sir, I desire some confidence with you. --Shak.

{Confidence game}, any swindling operation in which advantage
is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the
swindler; several swindlers often work together to create
the illusion of truth; -- also called {con game}.

{Confidence man}, a swindler.

{To take into one's confidence}, to admit to a knowledge of
one's feelings, purposes, or affairs.

Syn: Trust; assurance; expectation; hope.

I am confident that very much be done. --Boyle.

2. Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.

Be confident to speak, Northumberland;
We three are but thyself. --Shak.

3. Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.

As confident as is the falcon's flight
Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. --Shak.

4. Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault;
dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.

The fool rageth and is confident. --Prov. xiv.
16.

5. Giving occasion for confidence. [R.]

The cause was more confident than the event was
prosperous. --Jer. Taylor.