欺(あざむ)く

あざむく
godan verb
to deceive, to trick
1. to deceive, to trick, to fool, to delude
To deliberately mislead someone by lies, disguise, or manipulation. A literary or formal word for deception, carrying a stronger moral weight than casual words like だます.
人(ひと)を欺(あざむ)いてはいけない。
You must not deceive people.
彼(かれ)は巧(たく)みな嘘(うそ)で周囲(しゅうい)を欺(あざむ)いていた。
He had been deceiving those around him with clever lies.
世間(せけん)の目(め)を欺(あざむ)くために、彼女(かのじょ)は偽名(ぎめい)を使(つか)っていた。
She was using a false name to deceive the eyes of the public.

CONJUGATION:

Godan verb (五段動詞(ごだんどうし)), く row.

  • Negative: 欺(あざむ)かない
  • Polite: 欺(あざむ)きます
  • Te-form: 欺(あざむ)いて
  • Past: 欺(あざむ)いた

TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive (他動詞(たどうし)).

USAGE:
A literary and somewhat formal word. In everyday conversation, だます or 騙(だま)す is more common. 欺(あざむ)く appears frequently in novels, news, and formal speech. It often implies a moral judgment against the deceiver.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人(ひと)を欺(あざむ)く: to deceive people
  • 世間(せけん)を欺(あざむ)く: to deceive the world/public
  • 目(め)を欺(あざむ)く: to fool the eye, to deceive
  • 自分(じぶん)を欺(あざむ)く: to deceive oneself

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • だます: to trick, to deceive (everyday, casual)
  • 偽(いつわ)る: to falsify, to misrepresent (formal/literary)
  • 誤魔化(ごまか)す: to fudge, to cover up (colloquial)
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