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înșelat
deceived /ɨn.ʃeˈlat/
adjective#1837 most common
Also: cheated (on), betrayed, duped
Example sentences
El este înșelat.
He is being deceived.
Ea a fost înșelată de prietena ei.
She was deceived by her friend.
Soțul ei a fost înșelat de multe ori.
Her husband has been cheated on many times.
M-am simțit înșelat când am aflat adevărul.
I felt deceived when I found out the truth.
Clienții înșelați au depus plângere împotriva companiei.
The deceived customers filed a complaint against the company.
Deși părea sincer, în cele din urmă s-a dovedit că fuseserăm cu toții înșelați de promisiunile lui deșarte.
Although he seemed sincere, it turned out in the end that we had all been deceived by his empty promises.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | înșelat | înșelați |
| Genitive | înșelat | înșelați |
| Accusative | înșelat | înșelați |
| Vocative | înșelat | înșelați |
Word family
a înșelato deceive, to cheat
înșelătordeceptive; a deceiver
înșelătoriedeception, fraud, scam
neînșelatundeceived, not fooled
Etymology
Înșelat is the past participle of the verb a înșela, meaning to deceive or to cheat. The verb's deeper origin is debated among Romanian etymologists; one proposal links it to șa (saddle, from Latin sella), with an original sense of fitting a bad saddle that shifted metaphorically to tricking someone. Because this derivation is uncertain, no firm Indo-European root or cognate set can be claimed.
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