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trickery vs hoax

hoax vs trickery

trickery and hoax both are nouns.

trickery is not a verb while hoax is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trickery Yes No No No
hoax Yes No Yes No
As nouns, hoax is a hyponym of trickery; that is, hoax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trickery:
  • trickery: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  • hoax: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Other hyponyms of trickery include dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug, put-on, jugglery.
trickery (noun) hoax (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
trickery (verb) hoax (verb)
subject to a playful hoax or joke
Difference between trickery and hoax

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