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humbug vs chicanery

chicanery vs humbug

humbug and chicanery both are nouns.

humbug is a verb but chicanery is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humbug Yes No Yes No
chicanery Yes No No No
As nouns, chicanery is a hypernym of humbug; that is, chicanery is a word with a broader meaning than humbug:
  • humbug: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
  • chicanery: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Other hypernyms of humbug include chicane, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile.
humbug (noun) chicanery (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
pretentious or silly talk or writing
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
humbug (verb) chicanery (verb)
trick or deceive
Difference between humbug and chicanery

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