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

As suspicions bedevil him—has he been duped into this marriage?

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He duped one woman into handing over thousands of pounds thinking she was investing in the much sought-after luxury handbag, when in fact she was paying his bills at the Dorchester Hotel in London.

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“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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