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hoax vs trickery

trickery vs hoax

hoax and trickery both are nouns.

hoax is a verb but trickery is not a verb.

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

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