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

Aspiration was part of that effort, the statement said, and Ballmer was “duped on the investment and on some parts of this agreement, as were many other investors and employees.”

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Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it duped customers into signing up for its signature Prime service and made it very difficult for them to cancel.

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A jeweller has said AI scammers copied her business name and duped customers into buying cheap items.

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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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Related Words

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• deluded 
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• misguided 
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• misled 
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