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• past participle of hoodwink.
• past tense form 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

Derived Forms

• unhoodwinked
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hoodwinked

hoodwink ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"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