אוֹנָאַת דְּבָרִים / הוֹנָאַת דְּבָרִים

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Verbal deceit / Verbal fraud

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Deceit or fraud carried out through words — originally referring to speech that causes emotional harm or distress to another person.

“Just as there is fraud in business transactions, so there is fraud in words. One should not ask, ‘How much is this item?’ when he has no intention to buy it.” — Bava Metzia 58b