Difference between Humbug and Fraud

What is the difference between Humbug and Fraud?

Humbug as a noun is a hoax, prank or jest while Fraud as a noun is any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.

Humbug

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hoax, prank or jest A fraud or sham A fraudster or cheat A type of chewy sweet (candy)

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: nonsense!

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To play a trick on. To cheat, swindle.

Example sentence: Either marriage is a destiny, I believe, or there is no sense in it at all, it's a piece of humbug.

Fraud

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive endOne who performs any such trick.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To defraud

Example sentence: Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.

We hope you now know whether to use Humbug or Fraud in your sentence.

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