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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

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Etymology

Origin of hoodwinked

hoodwink ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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hoodwinked

Anyone eligible will be contacted automatically but, if you receive a letter, there are various checks you can do to ensure the letter is genuine so you don't get hoodwinked.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

Fosdick considered that his foundation had been hoodwinked into a deal with the devil.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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