hoax
To deceive by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously…To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
» It's clearly a hoax.
Ясно, что это обман! — skiller
Зрозуміло, що це облуда! — shanghainese
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
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разы́грыватьrazýgryvatʹ, разыгра́тьrazygrátʹ, обманыватьobmanyvatʹ
- subject to a playful hoax or joke
Examples
41 sentencesIt's clearly a hoax.
Зрозуміло, що це облуда! — shanghainese
ruЯсно, что это обман! — skiller
I believe it's all a hoax.
ruЯ считаю, что это всё обман. — astru
I believe that it's all a hoax.
deIch glaube, dass das alles ein Scherz ist. — RandomUsername
Tom realized it was probably a hoax.
Tom realized that it was probably a hoax.
Translations
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Origin
Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”).Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”).
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Forms
hoaxes, hoaxing, hoaxed, hoaxedSynonyms
2 synonyms- subject to a playful hoax or joke:pull someone's legplay a joke on
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle