What is another word for Befooled?

Pronunciation: [bɪfˈuːld] (IPA)

Befooled is a word used to describe someone who has been tricked or misled. There are many synonyms for this word, such as bamboozled, deceived, duped, hoodwinked, and misled. Each of these words indicates a situation where a person has been led to believe something false or has been taken advantage of. Some other synonyms for befooled include deluded, swindled, double-crossed, conned, and fooled. These words all describe a situation where someone has been taken advantage of by another person who has deceived them. While the words may have slightly different connotations, they all describe a situation where someone has lost their trust in another person or entity.

What are the hypernyms for Befooled?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Befooled

She would save Jeffrey, and she would save the poor, Befooled people from ruin.
"The Shepherd of the North"
Richard Aumerle Maher
We strain every nerve, only to find ourselves Befooled and left far behind, while some Christian man or woman comes into the field, and by easy art captures that which evaded us.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
Meanwhile, their visits enabled him to test his own calibre by comparison with theirs, and to realise that his instincts had not Befooled him, but that he too had been called to the stage of the great world.
"The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]"
Richard Le Gallienne

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