hoax
something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.
Origin of hoax
1Other words for hoax
Other words from hoax
- hoaxer, noun
- un·hoaxed, adjective
Words Nearby hoax
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How to use hoax in a sentence
The social network announced its new rules for ads on Tuesday, expanding a previous policy against ads touting vaccine hoaxes.
Facebook defends decision to leave anti-vaccine posts untouched as it bans anti-vaxxer ads | Danielle Abril | October 13, 2020 | FortuneI thought I’d be having to deal with a lot more people thinking coronavirus is a hoax.
What’s It Like to Be a Contact Tracer? We Spoke With 3 to Find Out. | by Logan Jaffe | October 1, 2020 | ProPublicaIn the last 12 hours, the President had tweeted repeatedly about his poll numbers and various alleged hoaxes and conspiracies, but issued no statements about the tie-up between Oracle and TikTok.
Americans might have been less conflicted had they known that the baby incubator story was a hoax.
Within segments of the political blogosphere, global warming is dismissed as either a hoax or so uncertain as to be unworthy of response.
Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Are Hardwired To Dismiss Facts That Don’t Fit Their Worldview | LGBTQ-Editor | July 2, 2020 | No Straight News
Jacintha Saldanha died in 2012, after receiving the hoax call to a London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge.
Hardly anyone, certainly no polite person, ever mentions the Tawana Brawley hoax anymore.
Are American leaders to pretend now that they perpetrated a hoax on Ukrainian leaders?
Les Gelb Puts Russia in Its Place—and Critics in Theirs | Leslie H. Gelb | April 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the time, authorities in Leizhou denied the reports, asserting that the newspaper had been the victim of a hoax.
Why Do Chinese Oligarchs Secretly Love Illegal Tiger Meat? | Jake Adelstein | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf this is all a hoax, Detweiler is a master of the charade.
The Mystery of FluteDrop: D.J. Detweiler Pairs Miley Cyrus With Woodwinds | Gideon Resnick | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fact that the whole affair subsequently proved to be a hoax would not in the least disturb Hunt.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteIt was another hoax, and a most daring and gigantic one, on the part of Jack and his friends, upon their long-suffering tutor.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngThe atmosphere is perfect for our hoax and several of us who are "in the know" feel sort of creepy as we wait for the next flash.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinAlmost immediately it was announced that the news of the victory had been a hoax.
Dross | Henry Seton MerrimanSmiling in appreciation of the proposed hoax the widow took a step or two.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for hoax
/ (həʊks) /
a deception, esp a practical joke
(tr) to deceive or play a joke on (someone)
Origin of hoax
1Derived forms of hoax
- hoaxer, noun
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