Definition & Meaning of "hoax"in English

to hoax

to deceive someone by creating a false story or situation

Transitive: to hoax sb

Grammatical Information

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

hoax

3rd person singular

hoaxes

Past simple

hoaxed

Past participle

hoaxed

Examples

The prankster tried to hoax his friends by pretending to be an alien visitor.

Hoax

a deceptive act or scheme intended to trick people

fraud

sham

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Plural form

hoaxes

Examples

The news about the celebrity ’s death turned out to be a hoax.

Lexical Tree

hoaxer

hoax

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