dupe

/dju:p/

Thân thiện

The tourist realized he had been duped by the street vendor.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A person who is tricked or swindled: A "dupe" is someone who is easily deceived or cheated, often because they are too trusting or gullible.

2. Verb:

   • To fool or hoax: To "dupe" someone means to deceive or trick them, often by making them believe something that is not true.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • He felt like a dupe after realizing he had bought a fake watch.
  • The con artist was looking for an easy dupe in the crowd.

• Verb:

  • The scam duped hundreds of people into sending money.
  • She was duped by the email claiming she had won a prize.

Advanced Usage

• "to be a dupe of": to be a victim of a specific deception or scheme.
  • He was merely a dupe of the larger criminal organization.
• "to dupe someone into doing something": to trick someone into performing a specific action.
  • They duped him into signing the contract.

Variants and Related Words

• Dupery (n): The act or practice of duping; deception.
  • The investigation revealed a long history of financial dupery.
• Dupable (adj): Capable of being duped; gullible.
  • His naive nature made him highly dupable.

Synonyms

• Noun: Victim, sucker, gull, patsy, fool.
• Verb: Deceive, trick, hoodwink, bamboozle, swindle, con.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• "Dupe out of": To cheat someone out of something, such as money or possessions.
  • The fraudsters duped the elderly couple out of their life savings.

Related Idioms

• "An easy dupe": Someone who is very easily deceived.
  • Scammers often target tourists, thinking they will be an easy dupe.
• "To play someone for a dupe": To treat someone as if they are foolish and easily tricked.
  • He thought he could play me for a dupe, but I knew his game.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who is tricked or swindled

Verb

1. fool or hoax
   • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
   • You can't fool me!

Từ đồng nghĩa

• victim