hoax
/həʊks/noun
उच्चारण होक्स
छल, झूठी अफ़वाह
Core word
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[C]
an act intended to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially something unpleasant
छल, झूठी अफ़वाह
- a bomb hoax
- The warning turned out to be a hoax.
- The message about free mobile phones was a hoax.
+ 2 more examples
- Fire engines rushed to the school, but the call was a hoax.
- Experts proved that the photograph of the monster was a hoax.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a hoax (countable noun)
A hoax is a trick meant to make people believe something false; it is countable.
'Hoax' लोगों को झूठी बात पर विश्वास दिलाने की चाल है; यह countable है।
- The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
- It was a cruel hoax.
hoax + call / email / message
Hoax often works as a modifier for a false call or message.
'Hoax' प्रायः झूठी कॉल या संदेश के लिए modifier की तरह आता है।
- Police received a hoax call about a fire at the station.
- Students got a hoax email about cancelled exams.
hoax sb into + -ing / hoax sb
As a verb, hoax means to deceive; it takes a person as object and can be followed by into + -ing.
Verb के रूप में 'hoax' का अर्थ धोखा देना है; इसका object व्यक्ति होता है और इसके बाद 'into + -ing' आ सकता है।
- The caller hoaxed the school into closing early.
- They were hoaxed by a fake website.
be a hoax / turn out to be a hoax
Use these to say that a claim was found to be untrue.
किसी दावे के झूठा पाए जाने को बताने के लिए इनका प्रयोग होता है।
- The viral message turned out to be a hoax.
hoax vs prank
A hoax deceives many people, often seriously; a prank is a light joke played on one person.
'Hoax' अनेक लोगों को धोखा देता है, प्रायः गंभीर रूप से; 'prank' किसी एक व्यक्ति के साथ किया गया हल्का मज़ाक़ है।
- The fire alarm was a prank, but the bomb call was a hoax.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hoax
elaboratecruelharmlesscleverinternetApril Fool
- The news of a free laptop scheme was an elaborate internet hoax.
verb + hoax
fall forexposeperpetrateuncoverspread
- Many people fell for the hoax and forwarded the message.
hoax + noun
callletterwebsiteclaimbomb threat
- A hoax bomb threat disturbed the examination.
hoax + preposition
hoax abouthoax onhoax by
- It was a hoax on the public by a group of pranksters.
hoax + sentence pattern
be revealed asbe dismissed asbe branded asbe proved to be
- The claim was dismissed as a hoax by the health department.
“More examples 8
- The fake message about free data was a hoax, and the company warned users.
मुफ़्त डेटा का झूठा संदेश एक धोखा था, और कंपनी ने उपयोगकर्ताओं को चेतावनी दी।
- The photograph of a flying temple was exposed as a hoax within a day.
उड़ते मंदिर की तस्वीर एक दिन के भीतर धोखा साबित हो गई।
- She was upset to learn that the lottery prize was only a hoax.
यह जानकर वह दुखी हुई कि लॉटरी का इनाम केवल एक छलावा था।
- Sending a hoax call to the fire brigade is a serious offence.
दमकल विभाग को झूठी कॉल करना गंभीर अपराध है।
- Radhika checked the news source before sharing, in case it was a hoax.
राधिका ने साझा करने से पहले समाचार का स्रोत जाँचा, कहीं वह झूठी खबर न हो।
- The old story of the ghost in the library was just a hoax by senior students.
पुस्तकालय के भूत की पुरानी कहानी वरिष्ठ विद्यार्थियों का मात्र एक मज़ाक़ भरा धोखा थी।
- The school website was hacked by someone who posted a hoax notice about a holiday.
विद्यालय की वेबसाइट किसी ने हैक की और छुट्टी की झूठी सूचना डाल दी।
- Not every shocking story online is true, and some are just a hoax.
इंटरनेट की हर चौंकाने वाली कहानी सच नहीं होती, कुछ केवल धोखा होती हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The viral message proved to be hoax.
✓ The viral message proved to be a hoax.
Hoax is a countable noun, so it needs an article.
'Hoax' countable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ article आवश्यक है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hoax call (a false emergency call).
Collocation 'hoax call' (झूठी आपातकालीन कॉल)।