hoax

UK /həʊks/ US /hoʊks/

verb 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ

elaborate

The museum's security team discovered an elaborate hoax involving fake historical documents.

cruel

Playing a prank on her by faking her injury was a cruel hoax that upset everyone.

bomb

VERB + HOAX

perpetrate, play, stage

Some students decided to play a hoax on their teacher by pretending school was closed.

HOAX + NOUN

call, caller

PREP

~ on

Someone played a hoax on my friend by sending a fake message about a free vacation.

verb

To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

noun

Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.

The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.

noun — something intended to deceive

The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.

Wiktionary

The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.

Wiktionary

Is the Loch Ness monster real or is it just an elaborate hoax?

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My grandpa believes that the moon landing was a hoax.

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It was a hoax.

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It could be a hoax.

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