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hoodwink

hood·wink
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoo d-wingk]
    • /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/
    • /ˈhʊd.wɪŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoo d-wingk]
    • /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/

Definitions of hoodwink word

  • verb with object hoodwink to deceive or trick. 1
  • verb with object hoodwink Archaic. to blindfold. 1
  • verb with object hoodwink Obsolete. to cover or hide. 1
  • noun hoodwink Deceive or trick (someone). 1
  • transitive verb hoodwink deceive, trick 1
  • verb hoodwink If someone hoodwinks you, they trick or deceive you. 0
See all 11 definitions of hoodwink

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Origin of hoodwink

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; hood1 + wink1

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Parts of speech for Hoodwink

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hoodwink

hoodwink popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hoodwink

verb hoodwink

  • mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
  • bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
  • dupe — duplicate.
  • bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
  • victimize — to make a victim of.
All 33 Synonyms of hoodwink

Antonyms for hoodwink

verb hoodwink

  • protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
  • offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
All 4 Antonyms of hoodwink

Top questions with hoodwink

  • what does the word hoodwink mean?

Related words

  • bamboozle

    To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.

  • gull

    a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe.

  • hoax

    something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.

  • hornswoggle

    to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

  • victimize

    to make a victim of.
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