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How many syllables in Defrauded?

defrauded has 3 syllables

de-fraud-ed

To cheat or deceive someone in order to gain something for yourself.

The word 'defrauded' has 3 syllables. The vowels in the word are 'e', 'a', and 'u'. The consonants in the word are 'd', 'f', 'r', and 'd'.

Verb

He defrauded his friend by taking his money and running away.

The businessman was defrauded of thousands of dollars by a scam artist.
She was afraid to invest in the company because she had heard they had defrauded their clients in the past.
The politician was accused of defrauding the government by misusing campaign funds.
The company was fined millions of dollars for defrauding customers with false advertising.
The con artist defrauded the elderly woman out of her life savings.

I would rather be defrauded a thousand times than defraud anyone once.
The man who has been defrauded is the one who knows the value of money.
The real tragedy of life is not being defrauded, but being afraid to trust again.
It is better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt of being defrauded.
You can't cheat an honest man, but it never hurts to try.
The only thing worse than being defrauded is not being able to do anything about it.