Befooling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent

make a fool or dupe of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kælvˈɛɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːtˌiəɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːtˌiəɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/

3 syllables Say it as /kælvˈɛɹɪəl/.

Examples

The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool dupe put on take in gull stultification befool slang put one over cod put one across

Parts of Speech

noun	derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
verb	make a fool or dupe of
verb	fool or hoax “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”

Word Forms

stultify	verb	prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
fool	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
gull	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
dupe	noun	a person who is tricked or swindled
dupery	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
put-on	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
take-in	noun	the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

täuschen

Verspottung von jemandem oder etwas als dumm, absurd oder inkonsequent

🇫🇷French

tromper

dérision de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose comme stupide, absurde ou incohérent

🇪🇸Spanish

engañar

burla de alguien o algo como tonto, absurdo o inconsistente

🇮🇹Italian

ingannare

derisione di qualcuno o qualcosa come sciocco, assurdo o incoerente

🇳🇱Dutch

voor de gek houden

het bespotten van iemand of iets als dwaas, absurd of inconsistent

🇵🇹Portuguese

enganando

escárnio de alguém ou algo tão tolo ou absurdo ou inconsistente

🇷🇺Russian

дурачить

высмеивание кого-либо или чего-либо как глупого, абсурдного или непоследовательного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख बनाना

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु का मूर्खतापूर्ण या बेतुका या असंगत कहकर उपहास करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বোকা বানানো

কাউকে বা কিছুকে বোকা বা অযৌক্তিক বা অসঙ্গত বলে উপহাস করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாற்றுதல்

யாரோ அல்லது எதையாவது முட்டாள்தனமான அல்லது அபத்தமான அல்லது சீரற்றதாக ஏளனம் செய்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసం చేయడం

ఎవరైనా లేదా ఏదైనా మూర్ఖత్వం లేదా అసంబద్ధం లేదా అస్థిరమైనదిగా ఎగతాళి చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख बनवणे

एखाद्याची किंवा एखाद्या गोष्टीची मूर्ख किंवा हास्यास्पद किंवा विसंगत म्हणून थट्टा करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ બનાવવું

કોઈની અથવા કંઈક મૂર્ખ અથવા વાહિયાત અથવા અસંગત તરીકે ઉપહાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಂಜಸ ಎಂದು ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ ಮಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചന

ആരെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും വിഡ്ഢിത്തമോ അസംബന്ധമോ പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്തതോ ആയി പരിഹസിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਮੂਰਖ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਤੁਕਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਗਤ ਵਜੋਂ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਉਡਾਉਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف بنانا

کسی کا یا کسی چیز کا بیوقوف یا مضحکہ خیز یا متضاد کے طور پر مذاق اڑانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚弄

嘲笑某人或某事是愚蠢的、荒谬的或不一致的

🇯🇵Japanese

だまされている

誰かまたは何かを愚か、不条理、または矛盾していると嘲笑すること

🇰🇷Korean

속이는

누군가 또는 사물을 어리석거나 터무니없거나 일관성이 없다고 조롱하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lừa gạt

chế nhạo ai đó hoặc cái gì đó là ngu ngốc hoặc vô lý hoặc không nhất quán

🇹🇭Thai

น่าขยะแขยง

การเยาะเย้ยใครบางคนหรือบางสิ่งที่โง่เขลา ไร้สาระ หรือไม่สอดคล้องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membodohi

cemoohan terhadap seseorang atau sesuatu sebagai sesuatu yang bodoh atau tidak masuk akal atau tidak konsisten

🇵🇭Filipino

niloloko

panlilibak sa isang tao o isang bagay bilang hangal o walang katotohanan o hindi naaayon

🇲🇾Malay

memperbodohkan

ejekan seseorang atau sesuatu sebagai bodoh atau tidak masuk akal atau tidak konsisten

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عبث

السخرية من شخص ما أو شيء ما باعتباره أحمق أو سخيفًا أو غير متسق

🇮🇷Persian

گول زدن

تمسخر کسی یا چیزی به عنوان احمقانه یا پوچ یا ناسازگار

🇹🇷Turkish

kandırma

birisinin veya bir şeyin aptalca, saçma veya tutarsız olduğu düşünülerek alay edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרמה

לעג של מישהו או משהו כמטופש או אבסורדי או לא עקבי

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