hoaxes

Meaning of hoaxes

plural noun
  1. a humorous or malicious deception.
    the evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax
    a hoax 999 call

verb, 3rd person present

trick or deceive (someone).

late 18th century (as a verb): probably a contraction of hocus.

Information about hoaxes

  • The singular form of hoaxes is: hoax.
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Hyphenation of hoaxes

hoaxes

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • hoaxes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

hoaxes synonyms

Meaning a trick played on someone for fun:

joke

Meaning a thing said or done for amusement; a joke:

jest

Meaning a practical joke or mischievous act:

prank

Meaning a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone:

trick

Meaning a practical joke:

jape

Meaning an action intended to deceive someone; a trick:

ruse

Meaning a thing that deceives:

deception

Meaning wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain:

fraud

Meaning an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others:

imposture

Meaning an act of cheating; a fraud or deception:

cheat

Meaning a fraudulent scheme or action:

swindle

Meaning an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something:

bluff

Meaning deceptive or false talk or behaviour:

humbug

Meaning an instance of deceiving or tricking someone:

con

Meaning a trick played on someone as a joke:

spoof

Meaning a dishonest scheme; a fraud:

scam

Meaning trick or deceive (someone); dupe:

fool

Meaning deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain:

deceive

Meaning deceive or trick:

hoodwink

Meaning make (someone) believe something that is not true:

delude

Meaning deceive; trick:

dupe

Meaning a long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call, typically having white plumage with a grey or black mantle:

gull

Meaning (of a goat) give birth:

kid

Meaning ham that has been cured or smoked like bacon:

gammon

Meaning fool or trick (someone):

sucker

Meaning subject (oneself or one's opponent) to a snooker:

snooker

Meaning get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception:

hornswoggle

Meaning trick or deceive:

cozen

Meaning talk nonsense to (someone) in an attempt to deceive them:

bullshit

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