duped

¹ American  

[doopt, dyoopt] / dupt, djupt /

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, djupt /

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

See Examples For:

duped

Several African countries have in recent months reported that their citizens have been duped into fighting for the Russian army with many dying on the battlefield.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

And because Kendall didn’t disclose that she was paid to promote the ill-fated festival, she was ordered to pay $90K in restitution to the event’s duped investors.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

In Thailand, lawmakers are hearing a complaint by 126 fans who were duped by an offer to help them "wait in line" for tickets.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Everybody has felt heartbreak or confusion or duped or confused or distrustful of their own intuition and all of that stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

He, Artemis Fowl, had been duped, even though he’d known it was coming.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Related Words

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