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hoax
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- pronunciation:
- hoks
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act of deception, esp. a humorous or mischievous trick.
- synonyms:
- chicanery, flimflam, humbug, prank, spoof, trick
- similar words:
- hocus-pocus, joke, practical joke, ruse, stunt
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| definition 2: |
something false or inauthentic presented as true or authentic, with intent to deceive or defraud.
The so-called "ancient" poem was a hoax that the public believed completely.
- synonyms:
- fake, phony, ripoff
- similar words:
- bait-and-switch, counterfeit, fabrication, pretense, sham, swindle
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| related words: |
cheat, deceit, deception, delusion, fake, fraud, humbug, lie, phony, pretense, trick |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hoaxes, hoaxing, hoaxed |
| definition: |
to deceive or defraud with a hoax.
- synonyms:
- bamboozle, cozen, deceive, dupe, flimflam, fool, hoodwink, humbug, trick
- similar words:
- con, defraud, delude, fake, mislead, rip off, rogue, rook, swindle
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| related words: |
bilk, bluff, double-cross, kid, trick |
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| derivation: |
hoaxer (n.) |
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