noun🔗ShareAnything deliberately intended to deceive or trick."The student's story about winning the lottery was a hoax; he made it up to impress his friends. "mediaentertainmentinternetcommunicationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated."The student tried to hoax his classmates by claiming he had seen a UFO. "mediaentertainmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading