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hoax

hoax
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohks]
    • /hoʊks/
    • /həʊks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohks]
    • /hoʊks/

Definitions of hoax word

  • noun hoax something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax. 1
  • verb with object hoax to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink. 1
  • noun hoax A humorous or malicious deception. 1
  • noun hoax deception: joke 1
  • noun hoax deception: serious 1
  • transitive verb hoax deceive by hoax 1

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Origin of hoax

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; perhaps contraction of hocus

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hoax

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hoax popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".

hoax usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hoax

verb hoax

  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • dupe — duplicate.
  • fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
  • rook — one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
  • deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.

noun hoax

  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
  • ruse — a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
  • prank — a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
  • fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.

adjective hoax

  • bogus — If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.

Antonyms for hoax

verb hoax

  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

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