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hoax en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.

Meanings

  1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
    • The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.
    • The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hoaxes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

climate hoax · hoaxical · Hoaxocaust · hoaxter · hoaxlike · global hoax · coronahoax · Holohoax

Synonyms

canard

Translations (86)

eo mistifiko (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · mi tinihanga (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Ente (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es trola (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · kix yāng-ō (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl padumada (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ja でっち上げ (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · pl mistyfikacja (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · lut səxʷʔiw̓adəb (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl andrómena (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ru мистифика́ция (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · eo blago (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ru ро́зыгрыш (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl algueiro (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es embuste (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · pl szalbierstwo (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl pandullada (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ja 悪戯 (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · no puss (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ru трюк (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl trapallada (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es paparruchada (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · it frode (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ru обма́н (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cs falešná zpráva (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · pt fraude (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · sv bluff (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ro fumigenă (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es engaño (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · hu kacsa (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Trick (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl conto (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · kix yânglòupīng (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · pt embustice (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · scn mbrusatura (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · it inganno (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · el φάρσα (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl alburgada (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Gag (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · fr canular (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cmn 騙局 /骗局 (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ja ペテン (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · scn mbrogghiu (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cs kachna (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · pt ludíbrio (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · id hoaks (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cs žert (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Ulk (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es infundio (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · no bedrag (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es borrego (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · pt embuste (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · hu tréfa (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · fi huijaus (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ca engany (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ms olokan (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · fr intox (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Streich (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es filfa (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Schwindel (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ro cioară vopsită (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · bg измама (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · fr mystification (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cy cast (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · tl talimangmang (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · bg номер (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl grola (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · mi māminga (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ga dallamullóg (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · it bufala (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cs podvod (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · scn pigghiata pû culu (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · hu átverés (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · pt logro (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es bulo (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · az fırıldaq (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · es paparrucha (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cs mystifikace (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · ms olok-olok (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cmn 惡作劇 /恶作剧 (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · cs habaďůra (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · hu beugratás (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · gl enguedello (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · bg шега (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Falschmeldung (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick) · de Schabernack (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)

hoax en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hoaxed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hoaxed Tense=Past lexicographic
hoaxing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hoaxes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

hoaxee · hoaxable · hoaxster · unhoax · hoaxer

Translations (52)

cmn 欺騙 /欺骗 (to deceive with a hoax) · bg измамвам (to deceive with a hoax) · ru обманывать (to deceive with a hoax) · fo lumpa (to deceive with a hoax) · he מתח (to deceive with a hoax) · mi māminga (to deceive with a hoax) · fo halda fyri gjøldur (to deceive with a hoax) · hu álhíresztel (to deceive with a hoax) · lut səxʷʔiw̓adəb (to deceive with a hoax) · cs napálit (to deceive with a hoax) · sv lura (to deceive with a hoax) · vi chơi khăm (to deceive with a hoax) · gl embougar (to deceive with a hoax) · it frodare (to deceive with a hoax) · gl deludir (to deceive with a hoax) · fr duper (to deceive with a hoax) · ja ペテンに掛ける (to deceive with a hoax) · lt melagiena (to deceive with a hoax) · gl trafulcar (to deceive with a hoax) · fi huijata (to deceive with a hoax) · fo villa (to deceive with a hoax) · gl trapazar (to deceive with a hoax) · de hereinlegen (to deceive with a hoax) · cs podvést (to deceive with a hoax) · de einen Bären aufbinden (to deceive with a hoax) · io dup-igo (to deceive with a hoax) · ru разы́грывать (to deceive with a hoax) · kix yânglòupīng (to deceive with a hoax) · cmn 作弄 (to deceive with a hoax) · mi tinihanga (to deceive with a hoax) · pl oszukać (to deceive with a hoax) · gl fraudar (to deceive with a hoax) · de anführen (to deceive with a hoax) · gl embair (to deceive with a hoax) · pt fraudar (to deceive with a hoax) · de foppen (to deceive with a hoax) · sv bedra (to deceive with a hoax) · vi lừa đảo (to deceive with a hoax) · ru разыгра́ть (to deceive with a hoax) · ko 속임수를 쓰다 (to deceive with a hoax) · gl decebir (to deceive with a hoax) · ko 사기치다 (to deceive with a hoax) · pl oszukiwać (to deceive with a hoax) · fr berner (to deceive with a hoax) · pl przekręcić (to deceive with a hoax) · cmn 戲弄 /戏弄 (to deceive with a hoax) · gl baratar (to deceive with a hoax) · ro păcăli (to deceive with a hoax) · pl przekręcać (to deceive with a hoax) · gl engaitar (to deceive with a hoax) · ru вводить в заблуждение (to deceive with a hoax) · gl falir (to deceive with a hoax)