different between mislead vs dupe
mislead
English
Etymology
From Middle English misleden, from Old English misl?dan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijan? (“to mislead”), equivalent to mis- +? lead.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?s?li?d/
- Rhymes: -i?d
Verb
mislead (third-person singular simple present misleads, present participle misleading, simple past and past participle misled) (transitive)
- (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
- To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
- To deceptively trick into something wrong.
- The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin
- To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
Synonyms
- (lead in a false direction): forlead, misguide, misinform
- (deceive by giving a false impression): deceive, delude, beguile, cheat
- (trick into something wrong): seduce
Antonyms
- guide, lead, direct
Derived terms
- misleading (adjective)
Translations
References
- mislead in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- mislead in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- elasmid, m'ladies, medial s, medials, misdeal, smailed
mislead From the web:
- what misleading mean
- what misleading means in spanish
- what mislead means in arabic
- what misleading in tagalog
- what misleading data
- what misleading term
- mislead what does it means
- mislead what is the definition
dupe
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dju?p/
- Hyphenation: dupe
Etymology 1
From French duper, from Middle French duppe.
Noun
dupe (plural dupes)
- A person who has been deceived.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:dupe
Related terms
- dupery
Translations
Verb
dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped)
- To swindle, deceive, or trick.
Translations
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of duplicate.
Noun
dupe (plural dupes)
- (photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.
- (restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
- (informal) A duplicate.
Verb
dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped)
- (transitive) To duplicate.
Synonyms
- double; see also Thesaurus:duplicate
Antonyms
- dedupe, halve
Anagrams
- E'd up, pued
Bube
Noun
dupe
- ghost
Descendants
- English: duppy
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French dupe, from Middle French [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dyp?/
- Hyphenation: du?pe
Noun
dupe m (plural dupes)
- victim
Synonyms
- slachtoffer
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyp/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /dz?p/
Verb
dupe
- first-person singular present indicative of duper
- third-person singular present indicative of duper
- first-person singular present subjunctive of duper
- third-person singular present subjunctive of duper
- second-person singular imperative of duper
Noun
dupe f (plural dupes)
- A person who has been deceived, see dupe.
Further reading
- “dupe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dup?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dûpe/
Noun
d?pe n (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- (vulgar) ass
- Synonym: gùzica
Declension
dupe From the web:
- what dupe means
- what does mean
- what superbowl is this year
- what super bowl are we on
- what superhero am i
- what superpower would i have
- what superbowl is coming up
- what supernatural character are you
you may also like
- mislead vs dupe
- leakage vs escape
- gulf vs cavity
- raising vs panegyric
- witty vs farcical
- thoughtfulness vs deference
- temper vs ease
- murky vs nebulous
- machinery vs contraption
- press vs cut
- still vs restful
- intermixture vs coalition
- passageway vs way
- rank vs authority
- charge vs immunity
- useful vs judicious
- silken vs ethereal
- lump vs component
- amusement vs caper
- duty vs appointment