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

Later in the night, Carr scooped up the memorable moments award for the scene in which he hoodwinked his fellow finalists into believing he was a faithful.

From BBC • May 10, 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

“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

Rare is the adult who hasn’t been hoodwinked by somebody somewhere.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

The prison service distrusted all organizations that could affect world opinion, and regarded them not as legitimate investigators to be dealt with honestly but as med-dling interlopers to be hoodwinked if possible.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela