duped

¹ American  

[doopt, dyoopt] / dupt, dyupt /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dupe.

duped ² American  

[doopt, dyoopt] / dupt, dyupt /

adjective

Informal.

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

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dupe.

Etymology

Origin of duped¹

dupe ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Origin of duped²

dupe ² ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Although they were explicitly programmed to refuse to help hackers, the bots were duped into abetting the cybercrime.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

A growing number of African countries have in recent months begun to discover that their citizens have been duped into fighting for the Russian army, and either killed or captured on the battlefield.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

HPS’s lawyers contacted the actual firms in question and quickly confirmed the lender had been duped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The worst that befell most of those duped by New Year’s Eve AI-generated mischief was a little discomfort, embarrassment and wasted time.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

If they both fill their bags with shredded newspaper, neither will get what she wants, but neither will be duped.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Related Words

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