dupability
Definition
Dupability (noun): The quality or capacity of being easily deceived or tricked; the state of being susceptible to being duped.
Usage Examples
- (The ease with which people could be fooled.)
- (Her tendency to be easily deceived.)
Advanced Usage
- "to test someone's dupability": to assess how easily a person can be tricked or misled.
- The conman tested the dupability of the elderly couple before executing his scheme. (He evaluated how gullible they were.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dupable (adj): capable of being deceived or tricked.
- The dupable tourist quickly lost his wallet to a pickpocket. (Easily fooled.)
- Dupe (n): a person who is easily deceived or tricked.
- He was an unwitting dupe in the fraud. (A victim of deception.)
- Dupe (v): to deceive or trick someone.
- The con artist tried to dupe the investor. (To fool or cheat.)
Synonyms
- Gullibility: the quality of being easily persuaded to believe something; credulity.
- Naivety: lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocence.
Related Idioms
- "to be born yesterday": to be naive or easily fooled (often used in the negative: "I wasn't born yesterday").
- He thought he could trick her, but she wasn't born yesterday. (She was not naive.)
Notes on Usage
- While "dupability" is a valid word, it is relatively rare in everyday English. The more common term is "gullibility" or "credulity." It is most often found in formal or analytical contexts, such as discussions of fraud, social engineering, or psychological vulnerability.