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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

• 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

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

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

"Although I did get an email from somebody saying, 'Where's Orca? That's been on repeat.' So people have been hoodwinked by it."

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

West Indian Archie knew that some young husders rose in stature in our wodd when they somehow hoodwinked older husders, then put it on the wire for everyone to hear.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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