hoax in Japanese
hoax in Japanese is ペテン, でっち上げ, 悪戯 — hoax means something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
hoax in Japanese
ペテン
Pronounced: peten
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
でっち上げ
Pronounced: detchiage
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
悪戯
Pronounced: itazura
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
ペテンに掛ける
Pronounced: petennikakeru
(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
What does "hoax" mean?
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noun Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
"The viral video turned out to be an elaborate hoax staged for views."
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verb To trick someone into believing something false.
"He admitted he had hoaxed thousands of people with the fake sighting."
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hoax in a sentence
- The viral video turned out to be an elaborate hoax staged for views.
- Police warned residents that the emergency alert text was a hoax.
- He admitted he had hoaxed thousands of people with the fake sighting.
- The prankster hoaxed his classmates into thinking school was cancelled.
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What is "hoax" in Japanese?
"hoax" in Japanese is ペテン, でっち上げ, 悪戯. hoax means: Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
How do you pronounce ペテン?
"hoax" in Japanese is ペテン, pronounced "peten".
How do you use "hoax" in a sentence?
Example: "The viral video turned out to be an elaborate hoax staged for views." In Japanese, "hoax" is ペテン, でっち上げ, 悪戯.
Are there other ways to say "hoax" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "hoax": ペテン, でっち上げ, 悪戯, ペテンに掛ける.
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