กลลวง
deceptive scheme
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- 1 deceptive scheme、trick、scam
A noun for a deliberately devised trick or scheme that misleads someone and puts them at a disadvantage.
deceptive scheme、trick、scam
A planned method of deception intended to make someone believe something false or act against their interests.
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เขาหลงกลลวงของมิจฉาชีพ khǎw lǒŋ konluaŋ khɔ̌ɔŋ mítchǎachîip He fell for the scammer's trick. เขาหลงกลลวงของมิจฉาชีพ details
Learning notes
Explanation
กลลวง combines กล, meaning a device, trick, or scheme, with ลวง, meaning to deceive or mislead. It can therefore be understood as “a scheme for deceiving someone.” It does not merely refer to a false statement. It describes a planned method used to create a false impression or manipulate someone's decision or behavior. The word normally has a negative connotation. It is especially common in news reports, warnings, commentary, and narratives, though it is also understandable in conversation.
Usage
It is used when discussing scams, dishonest sales tactics, political deception, strategic trickery, or traps devised by characters in stories. Common patterns include ใช้กลลวง “use a deceptive scheme,” หลงกลลวง “fall for a trick,” and เปิดโปงกลลวง “expose a deceptive scheme.”
Caution
กลลวง is a noun referring to the scheme or method itself. To say “deceive someone,” use the verb หลอก rather than กลลวงเขา. If the intended meaning is simply “tell a lie,” โกหก is more appropriate.
Differences from similar words
1 deceptive scheme synonyms
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กลโกง strongly suggests fraud, cheating, or dishonest practices, especially involving money or transactions. กลลวง is broader and refers to any scheme designed to mislead someone.
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อุบาย is a device or strategy used to achieve a goal and is not necessarily malicious in every context. กลลวง explicitly involves deception and normally carries a negative tone.
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เล่ห์เหลี่ยม can describe someone's craftiness or their clever, underhanded maneuvers. กลลวง focuses more directly on a scheme devised to deceive another person.