Foistiness

/ˈfɔɪstinəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being inclined to foist or trick; dishonest trickery.

Etymology

Formed from 'foisty' (adjective) plus the suffix '-ness' meaning the state or quality. This is a rare but logical construction in English.

Kelly Says

The fact that 'foistiness' exists shows that English speakers once used 'foisty' to describe people as characteristically deceitful—it's like calling someone 'a bit con-artist-y,' capturing a personality type.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስተላለ祝
ma-ste-la-le-chu
ARالعربية
إكراه
i-krah
BNবাংলা
বলবাজ
bol-ba-j
CACatalà
imposició
im-po-si-cio
CSČeština
nátlaková
na-tla-ko-va
DADansk
påtvang
pa-tvang
DEDeutsch
Betrughaftigkeit
bet-roog-haf-ti-keit
ELΕλληνικά
παράνομη πίεση
para-no-me pee-se
ESEspañol
falsedad
fal-seh-dad
FAفارسی
مجبوری
maj-bo-ree
FISuomi
pakko
pak-ko
FRFrançais
fausse-semblance
fo-s semblans
GUGU
બળવંત
bol-van-t
HAHA
karya
kar-ya
HEעברית
כפייה
kif-ya
HIहिन्दी
जबर्दस्ती
jabardasti
HUMagyar
erőszak
er-o-szak
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemaksaan
pe-maks-aan
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
inganno
in-gan-no
JA日本語
押し付け
oshi-tsuke
KKKK
көп
koep
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
breu-bra-su
KO한국어
억지
eok-ji
MRMR
आवश्यकता
a-va-shek-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
pemaksaan
pe-maks-aan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်ပေးခြင်း
pyu-lo-pe-cheeng
NLNederlands
dwang
dwang
NONorsk
påtvang
pa-tvang
PAPA
強迫
q-ro-p-ak
PLPolski
narzucenie
nar-choo-chen-ye
PTPortuguês
falsificação
fa-li-si-ka-sao
RORomână
impunere
im-pu-ne-re
RUРусский
навязывание
nav-ya-zi-va-niye
SVSvenska
påtvingande
pa-tving-an-de
SWKiswahili
kuzidisha
koo-zi-di-sha
TAதமிழ்
முட்டாள்தனம்
mut-ta-al-tan-am
TEతెలుగు
బలవంతం
bala-van-tam
THไทย
การบังคับ
gaan bang-kap
TLTL
pag-uutos
pa-goo-tos
TRTürkçe
dayatma
day-at-ma
UKУкраїнська
нав'язування
nav-yaz-uva-van-nya
URاردو
مجبوری
maj-bo-ree
VITiếng Việt
bắt ép
bat ep
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
强迫
qiang-po
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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