noun a slang term for a criminal or a convict
In psychology, the term 'con' can refer to the concept of confidence or self-assurance in one's abilities.
Short for 'confidence trick' or 'confidence game', a con is a fraudulent scheme used to deceive individuals or organizations into providing money or valuables.
In computing, a con is a configuration file used by the MS-DOS operating system.
A con artist is a person who engages in confidence tricks or fraud schemes to deceive others for personal gain.
In informal language, 'con' can be used as a verb meaning to persuade or trick someone into doing something.
In the writing world, 'con' is often used as an abbreviation for 'conference', referring to events where writers can gather to network, learn, and share ideas.
In psychology, 'con' can be short for 'confidence interval', a statistical measure used to estimate the range in which a population parameter lies.