hoax
hoax [
hōks
]
noun (plural hoaxes)
Definition:
deception: an act intended to trick people into believing something is
real when it is not
transitive verb (3rd person present singular hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, past and
past participle hoaxed)
Definition:
deceive people: to trick people into believing something is real when it is not
[Late 18th century. Probably alteration of hocus]
hoaxer noun |
fraud
fraud [
frawd
] (plural frauds)
noun
Definition:
1. crime of cheating somebody: the crime of obtaining money or some other benefit by deliberate
deception
2. somebody who deceives: somebody who deliberately deceives somebody else, usually for
financial gain
3. something intended to deceive: something that is intended to deceive
people
a story that was subsequently exposed as a fraud
[14th century. Via Old French< Latin fraud- 'cheating, fraud'] |