hoax en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoaxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
climate hoax · hoaxical · Hoaxocaust · hoaxter · hoaxlike · global hoax · coronahoax · Holohoax
Synonyms
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)