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noun
1.
something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
verb (used with object)
2.
to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.
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Hoax
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| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
Related forms
hoax·er, noun
un·hoaxed, adjective
Synonyms
1. deception, fraud, fake, imposture, humbug.
1. deception, fraud, fake, imposture, humbug.
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Example Sentences
- But only now has the whole story of the fantastic hoax been told.
- It's pretty obvious from the one photo that this is a hoax.
- To infer that climate change is a hoax seems ridiculous to me.
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Word Origin & History
hoax
1796 (v.), 1808 (n.), probably alt. of hocus "conjurer, juggler" (1640), or directly from hocus-pocus.
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