conned

[ kond ]

adjective

1. relating to, or being the victim of, a swindle, scam, or trick:

   Most of these schemes play off the conned person's greed and vice.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of con ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of conned¹

First recorded in 1975–80; con ²( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; con ²( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Her pros and cons list for Georgia Tech was pro-heavy, so the college counselor suggested Katie spend a day pretending to be a Georgia Tech student.

From Washington Post

There have actually been quite a few studies investigating the pros and cons of pole use, and they’re summarized in a new review article by Ashley Hawke and Randall Jensen in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine.

From Outside Online

As in nearly everything, it is a matter of weighing pros and cons, and of course trying and experimenting.

From Search Engine Land

Selling subscriptions through intermediaries has its pros and cons.

From Digiday

The researchers predicted that the way people choose to communicate—by speaking or typing—would have to do at least a little with how they see the pros and cons of each option.

From Nautilus

Miles, it was agreed by nearly all, could not and would not be conned musically.

From The Daily Beast

He had mob ties, and conned not only the companies that he helped make worthless, but also his own brokers.

From The Daily Beast

He killed five men and married five women, conned Al Capone, and traded card tricks with Houdini.

From The Daily Beast

The price of initiation at the Palm Beach Country Club, whose members Madoff conned?

From The Daily Beast

Condi, as she is always known, had conned Linda into thinking the President needed to have his medical doctor close at hand.

From The Daily Beast

I did not stir out of my house all day, but conned my musique, and at night after supper to bed.

From Project Gutenberg

I had now her image by rote, and as I conned the traits in memory it seemed as if I read her very heart.

From Project Gutenberg

All this Pierre conned slowly in his mind, until he was cold.

From Project Gutenberg

"Flattering, certainly," muttered Daly, as he conned over the lines to himself.

From Project Gutenberg

"They seem to belong to another scheme," Fabri said, as he turned back and conned the letter afresh.

From Project Gutenberg