hoodwinked
Americanadjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of hoodwinked
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"He failed us. He failed his country. He hoodwinked us," Gyárfás Oláh, a former Orbán enthusiast and ex-local mayor, told me wearily.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Even though I could afford it and I needed the operation done, it was hard not to feel a little hoodwinked.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
Dr Amati worries that "people are being hoodwinked into thinking 'high protein' on a label necessarily means that it is healthy. Honestly, it's another health halo."
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
New Yorkers still take pride in not being easily hoodwinked.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
“Because they hoodwinked a very powerful magical object!” said Moody.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.