Meaning of "hoax" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOAX

Probably from hocus.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HOAX

hoax  [həʊks]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOAX

Hoax is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hoax in English.

WHAT DOES HOAX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hoax

A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, or rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences or April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.

Definition of hoax in the English dictionary

The definition of hoax in the dictionary is a deception, esp a practical joke. Other definition of hoax is to deceive or play a joke on.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOAX

PRESENT

Present

I hoax

you hoax

he/she/it hoaxes

we hoax

you hoax

they hoax

Present continuous

I am hoaxing

you are hoaxing

he/she/it is hoaxing

we are hoaxing

you are hoaxing

they are hoaxing

Present perfect

I have hoaxed

you have hoaxed

he/she/it has hoaxed

we have hoaxed

you have hoaxed

they have hoaxed

Present perfect continuous

I have been hoaxing

you have been hoaxing

he/she/it has been hoaxing

we have been hoaxing

you have been hoaxing

they have been hoaxing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hoaxed

you hoaxed

he/she/it hoaxed

we hoaxed

you hoaxed

they hoaxed

Past continuous

I was hoaxing

you were hoaxing

he/she/it was hoaxing

we were hoaxing

you were hoaxing

they were hoaxing

Past perfect

I had hoaxed

you had hoaxed

he/she/it had hoaxed

we had hoaxed

you had hoaxed

they had hoaxed

Past perfect continuous

I had been hoaxing

you had been hoaxing

he/she/it had been hoaxing

we had been hoaxing

you had been hoaxing

they had been hoaxing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hoax

you will hoax

he/she/it will hoax

we will hoax

you will hoax

they will hoax

Future continuous

I will be hoaxing

you will be hoaxing

he/she/it will be hoaxing

we will be hoaxing

you will be hoaxing

they will be hoaxing

Future perfect

I will have hoaxed

you will have hoaxed

he/she/it will have hoaxed

we will have hoaxed

you will have hoaxed

they will have hoaxed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hoaxing

you will have been hoaxing

he/she/it will have been hoaxing

we will have been hoaxing

you will have been hoaxing

they will have been hoaxing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hoax

you would hoax

he/she/it would hoax

we would hoax

you would hoax

they would hoax

Conditional continuous

I would be hoaxing

you would be hoaxing

he/she/it would be hoaxing

we would be hoaxing

you would be hoaxing

they would be hoaxing

Conditional perfect

I would have hoax

you would have hoax

he/she/it would have hoax

we would have hoax

you would have hoax

they would have hoax

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hoaxing

you would have been hoaxing

he/she/it would have been hoaxing

we would have been hoaxing

you would have been hoaxing

they would have been hoaxing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hoax
we let´s hoax
you hoax

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hoax

Past participle

hoaxed

Present Participle

hoaxing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HOAX»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hoax» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hoax

bamboozle · befool · bluff · canard · con · deceive · deception · delude · dupe · fastie · fool · fraud · gammon · gull · hoodwink · hornswoggle · imposture · joke · kid · practical joke · prank · ruse · scam · spoof · swindle · take in · trick · wind up

TRANSLATION OF HOAX

Find out the translation of hoax to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hoax from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hoax» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 谎报
• Translator English - Spanish: broma
• English: hoax
• Translator English - Hindi: छल
• Translator English - Arabic: خدعة
• Translator English - Russian: розыгрыш
• Translator English - Portuguese: trote
• Translator English - Bengali: ধাপ্পাবাজি
• Translator English - French: canular
• Translator English - Malay: Penipuan
• Translator English - German: Streich
• Translator English - Japanese: でっち上げ
• Translator English - Korean: 속임
• Translator English - Javanese: apus-apusan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chơi khăm
• Translator English - Tamil: புரளி
• Translator English - Marathi: लबाडी
• Translator English - Turkish: şaka
• Translator English - Italian: scherzo
• Translator English - Polish: oszustwo
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розіграш
• Translator English - Romanian: farsă
• Translator English - Greek: φάρσα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hoax
• Translator English - Swedish: hoax
• Translator English - Norwegian: hoax

4 QUOTES WITH «HOAX»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hoax.

1

Angela Carter

In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax, in order to gain credit in the world.

2

Clint Eastwood

President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.

3

Gale Sayers

Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes.

4

Dwight Schultz

We all have a right to know, and if the government has been suppressing information about other life forms, that's the cruelest hoax of all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOAX»

Discover the use of hoax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hoax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hoax

Investigating the apparent gang-related murder of a rap star, prosecutor Butch Karp finds himself enmeshed in the shady side of New York City politics and finds the case complicated by would-be mayor Andrew Kane and a series of child ...

Robert K. Tanenbaum, 2005

The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy ...

Argues that climate change is a hoax created by the left to control the energy sector and eventually every American life.

James M. Inhofe, 2012

One Small Step?: The Great Moon Hoax and the Race to ...

Best-selling author Gerhard Wisnewski dissects the history in minute detail--from the first Russian missions in the early 1960 to the final American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972, and onwards to the American landing planned in future ...

Gerhard Wisnewski, 2007

The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays ...

These and many other odd questions are typical topics in this collection of essays that present and occasionally zany, often wry, but always fascinating look at language and the people who study it.

Geoffrey K. Pullum, 1991

The Hoax

One major publisher offered a $500,000 advance when the book was nearing completion, drew up the contract...then abruptly bowed out. Why? The answer is implicit in this classic tale of daring, treachery, and corruption.

Clifford Irving, 2014

Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture

The story became front-page news around the world and triggered fierce and wide-ranging controversy. Sokal is one of the most powerful voices in the continuing debate about the status of evidence-based knowledge.

Alan Sokal, 2008

Climate of Corruption: Politics and Power Behind the Global ...

Argues that special interest groups with specific agendas and politics have corrupted the climage change debate.

Larry Bell, 2011

Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and ...

Every bit as alarming as it is illuminating”—The New York Times), and other notable books on education history and policy—an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is ...

Diane Ravitch, 2013

The Authenticity Hoax: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves

Yet according to Andrew Potter, when examined closely, our fetish for "authentic" lifestyles or experiences—organic produce and ecotourism, bikram yoga and performance art, the cult of Oprah and the obsession with Obama—is actually a ...

Andrew Potter, 2010

The Bloody Hoax:

Tells the story of a poor Jew and a wealthy Gentile who exchange places for year, exploring the prejudice and fear that they encountered while in their "new" identities

Sholem Aleichem, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOAX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hoax is used in the context of the following news items.

Hoax over Twitter buyout could be repeated due to lax website rules …

The SEC is looking into the hoax, but the agency won't be able to solve the underlying problem that made it possible in the first place: anybody ... «Fortune, Jul 15»

Vallejo police not ready to apologize for calling woman's kidnapping …

Police won't be apologizing anytime soon to a 29-year-old Vallejo, Calif., woman and her boyfriend for calling her abduction a hoax. Vallejo ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Why the Twitter hoax suggests the stock market is near a top …

Opinion: Why the Twitter hoax suggests the stock market is near a top ... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — The Twitter takeover hoax this ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

Prison sentence for Gaus in cancer hoax | Springfield, OH News …

Champaign County Judge Nick Selvaggio also cited the psychological effects this hoax had on her children in his comments during sentencing. «Dayton Daily News, Jul 15»

Birmingham Trojan Horse letter 'no hoax' - BBC News

A letter outlining a plot by some Muslims to take over schools in Birmingham was "no hoax", according to the city's education commissioner. «BBC News, Jul 15»

Lake Elmo City Council member Anne Smith target of Facebook hoax

Controversial Lake Elmo City Council member Anne Smith has been hit with a political smear -- a faked photo on Facebook showing her with a ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

Story about Florida man having sex with gator just a hoax | TBO.com …

Too bad it's a hoax. The story, posted on a website called Thug Virals, says a 59-year-old Everglades City man named Rupert Darwin was ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»

Police Investigating 911 Hoax - WILX.com

Police responded in force when a report of a multiple shooting on Shepard St. in Lansing was called in. It turned out to be a hoax that wasted ... «WILX-TV, Jul 15»

Bomb hoax triggers panic at PGI - The Tribune

Bomb hoax triggers panic at PGI. The bomb disposal and dog squads of the police conduct a search near the Advanced Trauma Centre at the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»

Now, group says AmBank officer sacking a mere hoax - The …

A screengrab of the Citizens for Accountable Governance's blog post saying that the statutory declaration it published earlier was a hoax. «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»