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- [noun dee-koi, dih-koi; verb dih-koi]
- /noun ˈdi kɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ; verb dɪˈkɔɪ/
- /ˈdiː.kɔɪ/
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- [noun dee-koi, dih-koi; verb dih-koi]
- /noun ˈdi kɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ; verb dɪˈkɔɪ/
Definitions of decoy word
- countable noun decoy If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place. 3
- countable noun decoy A decoy is a model of a bird that is used to attract wild birds towards it so that people can study them or shoot them. 3
- noun decoy a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure 3
- noun decoy something designed to deceive an enemy or divert his or her attention 3
- noun decoy a bird or animal, or an image of one, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range 3
- noun decoy an enclosed space or large trap, often with a wide funnelled entrance, into which game can be lured for capture 3
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Origin of decoy
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; variant of coy (now dial.) < Dutch (de) kooi (the) cage, Middle Dutch cōie < Latin cavea cage
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Parts of speech for Decoy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decoy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
decoy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decoy
noun decoy
- blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- stoolie — a pigeon used as a decoy.
- imitation — a result or product of imitating.
verb decoy
- fascinate — to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
- seduce — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- tempt — to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
Antonyms for decoy
noun decoy
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
verb decoy
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- release — to lease again.
- disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
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