hoax
🇺🇸
/həʊks/
🇬🇧
/həʊks/
noun
R
A false event or story that is meant to trick people.
The news about the alien invasion was just a hoax.
verb
R
To trick someone by making them believe something that is not true.
The students hoaxed the teacher by saying there was a snake in the classroom.
translation
A false event or story that is meant to trick people.
To trick someone by making them believe something that is not true.
Word Forms
3rd Present
hoaxes
Past
hoaxed
Perfect
hoaxed
Progressive
hoaxing
Plural
hoaxes