Dupe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is tricked or swindled

fool or hoax

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnsˈɪklɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈuːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈuːp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛnsˈɪklɪks/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is tricked or swindled
verb	fool or hoax “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”

Word Forms

victimize	verb	make a victim of
victimise	verb	make a victim of
dupe	verb	fool or hoax
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
fool	noun	a person who lacks good judgment
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

Betrüger

eine Person, die ausgetrickst oder betrogen wird

🇪🇸Spanish

engañar

una persona que es engañada o estafada

🇮🇹Italian

ingannare

una persona che viene ingannata o truffata

🇵🇹Portuguese

enganar

uma pessoa que é enganada ou enganada

🇷🇺Russian

обмануть

человек, которого обманули или обманули

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भोला-भाला

वह व्यक्ति जिसे धोखा दिया गया हो या धोखा दिया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতারণা

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি প্রতারিত বা প্রতারিত হয়েছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

போலி

ஏமாற்றப்பட்ட அல்லது ஏமாற்றப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసగాడు

మోసగించబడిన లేదా మోసగించబడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक

फसलेली किंवा फसलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

છેતરપિંડી

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેને છેતરવામાં અથવા છેતરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕಲಿ

ಮೋಸ ಹೋದ ಅಥವಾ ವಂಚಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്യൂപ്പ്

കബളിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ വഞ്ചിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ

وہ شخص جس کو دھوکہ دیا گیا ہے یا دھوکہ دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欺骗

被欺骗或欺骗的人

🇯🇵Japanese

カモ

騙されたり騙されたりする人

🇰🇷Korean

잘 속는 사람

속이거나 사기를 당한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bịp bợm

một người bị lừa hoặc lừa đảo

🇹🇭Thai

ล่อ

คนที่ถูกหลอกหรือฉ้อโกง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipu

seseorang yang ditipu atau ditipu

🇵🇭Filipino

lokohin

isang taong niloloko o niloloko

🇲🇾Malay

menipu

orang yang ditipu atau ditipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغفل

الشخص الذي يتم خداعه أو خداعه

🇮🇷Persian

فریب دادن

شخصی که فریب خورده یا کلاهبرداری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kandırmak

kandırılan veya dolandırılan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּתִי

אדם שמרמה או מרמה

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The primary meaning of 'dupe' is 'a person who is tricked or swindled'.

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