trojan horse

Tro·jan horse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [troh-juh n hawrs]
- /ˈtroʊ dʒən hɔrs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [troh-juh n hawrs]
- /ˈtroʊ dʒən hɔrs/

Definitions of trojan horse words

noun trojan horse Classical Mythology. a gigantic hollow wooden horse, left by the Greeks upon their pretended abandonment of the siege of Troy. The Trojans took it into Troy and Greek soldiers concealed in the horse opened the gates to the Greek army at night and conquered the city. 1
noun trojan horse a person or thing intended to undermine or destroy from within. 1
noun trojan horse a nonreplicating computer program planted illegally in another program to do damage locally when the software is activated. 1
noun trojan horse Greek mythology: wooden horse 1
noun trojan horse sth that infiltrates and harms enemies 1
noun trojan horse computer virus 1

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Parts of speech for Trojan horse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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trojan horse popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for trojan horse

noun trojan horse

computer virus — virus
fifth column — a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country.

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