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• past tense form of hoodwink.
• past participle of hoodwink.

hoodwinked

American  

[hood-wingkd] / ˈhʊdˌwɪŋkd /

adjective

1. deceived or tricked.

   Bankers lied to the fearful and easily hoodwinked public about the threat of our financial system collapsing.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unhoodwinked
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hoodwinked

hoodwink ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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hoodwinked

The suit claims Banks was prepared for a fair comeuppance, but ultimately the former supermodel felt hoodwinked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Let him know that there’s a chance this is a romance scam/honey trap and that even the smartest people get hoodwinked by nefarious characters who take advantage of their loneliness.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

When he did show up for a contentious interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Chicago Economic Club, Trump complained that he was "hoodwinked to go on that."

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024

“All these clients who feel like they’ve been hoodwinked, and then they’re gonna win. And they’re gonna say, ‘Oh, wow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024

“Because they hoodwinked a very powerful magical object!” said Moody.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling