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hoax vs chicanery

chicanery vs hoax

hoax and chicanery both are nouns.

hoax is a verb but chicanery is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hoax Yes No Yes No
chicanery Yes No No No
As nouns, chicanery is a hypernym of hoax; that is, chicanery is a word with a broader meaning than hoax:
  • hoax: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
  • chicanery: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Other hypernyms of hoax include chicane, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile.
hoax (noun) chicanery (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
hoax (verb) chicanery (verb)
subject to a playful hoax or joke
Difference between hoax and chicanery

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