Hoodwink — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

influence by slyness

conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʊdwɪŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈʊdwɪŋk/.

Examples

He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pull the wool over someone's eyes snow juggle bamboozle lead by the nose beguile play false

Parts of Speech

verb	influence by slyness
verb	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end “He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well”

Word Forms

jugglery	noun	artful trickery designed to achieve an end
beguiler	noun	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

täuschen

Einfluss durch List

🇫🇷French

frauder

influence par la ruse

🇪🇸Spanish

engañar

influencia por astucia

🇮🇹Italian

ingannare

influenza per astuzia

🇳🇱Dutch

misleiding

invloed door sluwheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

enganar

influência pela astúcia

🇷🇺Russian

обмануть

влияние хитростью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आंख में धूल झोंकना

धूर्तता से प्रभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

হুডউইঙ্ক

ধূর্ততা দ্বারা প্রভাবিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மூட்விங்க்

தந்திரத்தால் செல்வாக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

మూడ్వింక్

మోసపూరిత ప్రభావం

🇮🇳Marathi

हुडविंक

धूर्तपणाचा प्रभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

હૂડવિંક

લુચ્ચાઈનો પ્રભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಡ್ವಿಂಕ್

ಕುತಂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹുഡ്വിങ്ക്

കൗശലത്താൽ സ്വാധീനം

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ

چالاکی کا اثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蒙蔽

受狡诈影响

🇯🇵Japanese

フードウィンク

狡猾さによる影響

🇰🇷Korean

눈속임

교활함의 영향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lừa đảo

ảnh hưởng bởi sự ranh mãnh

🇹🇭Thai

ฮูดวิงค์

อิทธิพลจากความเจ้าเล่ห์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipu

dipengaruhi oleh kelicikan

🇲🇾Malay

menipu

pengaruh oleh kelicikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخداع

التأثير عن طريق المكر

🇮🇷Persian

کلاهبرداری

تحت تأثیر حیله گری

🇹🇷Turkish

göz kırpmak

kurnazlığın etkisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קריצה

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The primary meaning of 'hoodwink' is 'influence by slyness'.

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