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.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of duped¹

dupe ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Origin of duped²

dupe ² ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“One of two things happened. The city got duped and then has basically decided not to do anything ... Or they knew all along that this was going to happen.”

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And just how much has she duped herself?

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“Imagine the terror and horror these victims felt after being duped into believing they were meeting for one reason, only to face inexplicable violence,” Dist.

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Because Western elites have allowed themselves to be duped by the Brotherhood’s two-faced strategy.

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The agency asserted that the giant online retailer had “knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime” and “knowingly complicated the cancellation process for Prime subscribers who sought to end their membership.”

From Los Angeles Times

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