duped

¹

[ doopt, dyoopt ]

adjective

1. deceived, fooled, or tricked:

   There are no duped people in this sequence of events, only those who have chosen to remain willfully ignorant.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dupe ¹( def ).

duped

²

[ doopt, dyoopt ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. (especially of recorded sound or images) duplicated.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dupe ²( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of duped¹

dupe ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Origin of duped²

dupe ²( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Among the many lies McDonald told the women he duped was that his mother was dying of cancer.

From BBC

“I wanted to see what it would be like for Tegan to interact with these people” who’d been duped into thinking they knew her, the director says.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, some consumers are duped into buying puppies from a commercial dog trade they may not support, and new pets have ended up sick and with costly veterinary bills, The Times’ investigation found.

From Los Angeles Times

He had been duped by a Nazi sham.

From Salon

Last week, the Indian government announced that Russia had discharged dozens of the 91 Indians who were duped into fighting for Russian forces in the country's war with Ukraine.

From BBC

Related Words

• confounded
• confused
• deceived
• deluded
• fooled
• misguided
• misinformed
• misinterpreting
• misjudging
• misled
• tricked