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What is the noun for cons?

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con
  1. A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
  2. (computing) A reserved word in MS-DOS applications, likely an abbreviation for console.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. disadvantage, drawback, downside, handicap, liability, minus, flaw, snag, weakness, catch, disbenefit, impediment, pitfall, defect, deficiency, fault, harm, limitation, complication, constraint, demerit, detriment, negative, problem, restriction, shortcoming, hitch, imperfection, stumbling block, weak point, weak spot, difficulty, hindrance, hurdle, hiccup, obstacle, incommodity, strike, debit, fly in the ointment, flip side, trouble, nuisance, penalty, burden, disability, lack, failing, inconvenience, hardship … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The biggest con of this strategy is that it requires an extended shutdown of operations.”
      “This man has pulled off the greatest con in our country's history!”
      “Merritt is now just another con serving time for his misdeeds.”
cons
  1. (computing) A data structure in LISP that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disadvantages, drawbacks, downsides, handicaps, liability, minuses, flaws, snags, weaknesses, catch, disbenefits, impediments, pitfalls, defects, deficiency, faults, harm, limitation, complication, constraints, demerits, detriments, negatives, problems, restriction, shortcomings, hitches, imperfection, stumbling blocks, weak spots, obstacles, hurdles, hiccups, hindrances, difficulty, flies in the ointment, strikes, debit, incommodity, flip sides, penalties, disability, trammels, encumbrances, fetters, failings, privation, spanners in the works, burdens, inconvenience … more
con
  1. (slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disadvantage, drawback, downside, handicap, liability, minus, flaw, snag, weakness, catch, disbenefit, impediment, pitfall, defect, deficiency, fault, harm, limitation, complication, constraint, demerit, detriment, negative, problem, restriction, shortcoming, hitch, imperfection, stumbling block, weak point, weak spot, difficulty, hindrance, hurdle, hiccup, obstacle, incommodity, strike, debit, fly in the ointment, flip side, trouble, nuisance, penalty, burden, disability, lack, failing, inconvenience, hardship … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The biggest con of this strategy is that it requires an extended shutdown of operations.”
      “This man has pulled off the greatest con in our country's history!”
      “Merritt is now just another con serving time for his misdeeds.”
con
  1. (informal) An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disadvantage, drawback, downside, handicap, liability, minus, flaw, snag, weakness, catch, disbenefit, impediment, pitfall, defect, deficiency, fault, harm, limitation, complication, constraint, demerit, detriment, negative, problem, restriction, shortcoming, hitch, imperfection, stumbling block, weak point, weak spot, difficulty, hindrance, hurdle, hiccup, obstacle, incommodity, strike, debit, fly in the ointment, flip side, trouble, nuisance, penalty, burden, disability, lack, failing, inconvenience, hardship … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The biggest con of this strategy is that it requires an extended shutdown of operations.”
      “This man has pulled off the greatest con in our country's history!”
      “Merritt is now just another con serving time for his misdeeds.”
con
  1. (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disadvantage, drawback, downside, handicap, liability, minus, flaw, snag, weakness, catch, disbenefit, impediment, pitfall, defect, deficiency, fault, harm, limitation, complication, constraint, demerit, detriment, negative, problem, restriction, shortcoming, hitch, imperfection, stumbling block, weak point, weak spot, difficulty, hindrance, hurdle, hiccup, obstacle, incommodity, strike, debit, fly in the ointment, flip side, trouble, nuisance, penalty, burden, disability, lack, failing, inconvenience, hardship … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The biggest con of this strategy is that it requires an extended shutdown of operations.”
      “This man has pulled off the greatest con in our country's history!”
      “Merritt is now just another con serving time for his misdeeds.”
conman
  1. A confidence trickster.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crook, criminal, villain, rogue, lawbreaker, miscreant, fraudster, wrongdoer, cheat, offender, malefactor, shark, delinquent, outlaw, scoundrel, sinner, culprit, felon, racketeer, knave, convict, gaolbird, jailbird, baddy, con, shyster, gangster, transgressor, hustler, grifter, chiseller, malfeasant, crim, misfeasor, gunman, terrorist, lag, yakuza, infractor, yardbird, skelm, lifer, trusty, lighty, transport, con artist, black hat, confidence trickster, juvenile delinquent, young offender … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The conman stepped into the hall saying he was from the police and walked straight into the living room.”
      “We are offering readers the chance to discover the answer to the three questions they would most like to ask the TV conman.”
      “A zombified society, passively allowing itself to be hypnotised by every cunning conman with a used monster to sell.”
con
  1. (nautical) The navigational direction of a ship
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disadvantage, drawback, downside, handicap, liability, minus, flaw, snag, weakness, catch, disbenefit, impediment, pitfall, defect, deficiency, fault, harm, limitation, complication, constraint, demerit, detriment, negative, problem, restriction, shortcoming, hitch, imperfection, stumbling block, weak point, weak spot, difficulty, hindrance, hurdle, hiccup, obstacle, incommodity, strike, debit, fly in the ointment, flip side, trouble, nuisance, penalty, burden, disability, lack, failing, inconvenience, hardship … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The biggest con of this strategy is that it requires an extended shutdown of operations.”
      “This man has pulled off the greatest con in our country's history!”
      “Merritt is now just another con serving time for his misdeeds.”
conmanship
  1. The role or status of being a conman.
con
  1. (informal) The conversion of part of a building.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disadvantage, drawback, downside, handicap, liability, minus, flaw, snag, weakness, catch, disbenefit, impediment, pitfall, defect, deficiency, fault, harm, limitation, complication, constraint, demerit, detriment, negative, problem, restriction, shortcoming, hitch, imperfection, stumbling block, weak point, weak spot, difficulty, hindrance, hurdle, hiccup, obstacle, incommodity, strike, debit, fly in the ointment, flip side, trouble, nuisance, penalty, burden, disability, lack, failing, inconvenience, hardship … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The biggest con of this strategy is that it requires an extended shutdown of operations.”
      “This man has pulled off the greatest con in our country's history!”
      “Merritt is now just another con serving time for his misdeeds.”
conning
  1. (nautical) reckoning
  2. Synonyms:
      3. snow job, con, ripoff, scam, flimflam, hosing, the business, bill of goods, smoke and mirrors, soft soap, song and dance … more
cons
  1. plural of con
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disadvantages, drawbacks, downsides, handicaps, liability, minuses, flaws, snags, weaknesses, catch, disbenefits, impediments, pitfalls, defects, deficiency, faults, harm, limitation, complication, constraints, demerits, detriments, negatives, problems, restriction, shortcomings, hitches, imperfection, stumbling blocks, weak spots, obstacles, hurdles, hiccups, hindrances, difficulty, flies in the ointment, strikes, debit, incommodity, flip sides, penalties, disability, trammels, encumbrances, fetters, failings, privation, spanners in the works, burdens, inconvenience … more
connings
  1. plural of conning
  2. Synonyms:
      3. snow jobs, cons, ripoffs, scams, flimflams, hosings, the business, bills of goods, soft soap
conmen
  1. plural of conman
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crooks, criminals, villains, rogues, lawbreakers, miscreants, fraudsters, wrongdoers, cheats, offenders, malefactors, sharks, delinquents, outlaws, scoundrels, sinners, culprits, felons, racketeers, knaves, convicts, gaolbirds, jailbirds, baddies, cons, shysters, gangsters, transgressors, hustlers, grifters, chisellers, malfeasants, crims, misfeasors, gunmen, terrorists, lag, yakuza, infractors, yardbirds, lifers, trusties, transport, con artists, black hats, confidence tricksters, juvenile delinquents, young offenders, evil-doers, derelicts … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “To suggest that it would become an open door for crooks, conmen and other criminals is a gross exaggeration.”
      “While this glad-handing was politically motivated, we now also know that they are not above schmoozing with conmen for real-estate discounts.”
      “Hampshire police are launching a new campaign to cut down on the number of victims who fall prey to conmen and bogus callers.”
conses
  1. plural of cons
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