mindmap root((欺骗)) dupe suggests unwariness in the person deluded: ~d us into buying a lemon of a car. gull stresses credulousness or readiness to be imposed on or made a fool of: you are so easily ~ed by these contest promoters. trick implies an intent, not always vicious, to delude by means of a ruse or fraud: special effects can ~ moviegoers into believing anything. hoax implies the contriving of an elaborate or adroit imposture in order to deceive: ~ed the public by broadcasting news of a Martian invasion.