hoax

[US]/həʊks/
[UK]/hoʊks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a humorous or malicious deception
vt. to deceive someone as a joke

Example Sentences

it smells like a hoax to me.

They were the victims of a cruel hoax.

The hoaxer had sent the police on a wild-goose chase.

a hoax perpetrated by the British government

A telephone caller said there was a bomb in the hotel but it was just a hoax.

19.  10.In 1972, a hoaxer, pretended to be an athlete.

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