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    hoax
    /həʊks/

    noun

    • 1. a humorous or malicious deception: "the evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax"

    verb

    • 1. trick or deceive (someone).

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOAX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick: The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax. hoax call He'd made a hoax call claiming to be the president. Compare. put-on US informal. fraud. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hoaxHoax Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of hoax as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A hoax is an act or something intended to trick or deceive, or something false passed off or accepted as genuine.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HoaxHoax - Wikipedia

    A hoax is often intended as a practical joke or to cause embarrassment, or to provoke social or political change by raising people's awareness of something. It can also emerge from a marketing or advertising purpose.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOAX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HOAX meaning: 1. a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › hoaxHOAX Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hoax definition: something intended to deceive or defraud. See examples of HOAX used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOAX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A hoax is a trick or fraud, especially a practical joke, that involves telling people a lie. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of hoax with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHOAX | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    A hoax is a trick in which someone tries to make people believe something that is not true. Learn more about the meaning, usage and translations of hoax with examples and a translator tool.