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befooling
Overview of noun befooling
The noun befooling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stultification, befooling -- (derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent)
Overview of verb befool
The verb befool has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fool, gull, befool -- (make a fool or dupe of)
2. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun befooling
1 sense of befooling
Sense 1
stultification, befooling
=> derision
=> disrespect, discourtesy
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun befooling
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun befooling
1 sense of befooling
Sense 1
stultification, befooling
=> derision
Antonyms of noun befooling
Member Holonyms of noun befooling
Substance Holonyms of noun befooling
Part Holonyms of noun befooling
Member Meronyms of noun befooling
Substance Meronyms of noun befooling
Part Meronyms of noun befooling
Meronyms of noun befooling
Holonyms of noun befooling
Attributes of noun befooling
Derived Forms of noun befooling
Domain of noun befooling
Domain Terms of noun befooling
Familiarity of noun befooling
befooling used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun befooling
1 sense of befooling
Sense 1
stultification, befooling
> derision
=> jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
=> put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown
=> stultification, befooling
Meronyms of noun befooling
1 sense of befooling
Holonyms of noun befooling
Grep of noun befooling
befooling
Antonyms of verb befool
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
=> victimize, victimise
=> wrong
=> treat, handle, do by
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
=> misinform, mislead
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb befool
1 of 2 senses of befool
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> pull the leg of, kid
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
'Cause To' of verb befool
Derived Forms of verb befool
Domain of verb befool
Domain Terms of verb befool
Familiarity of verb befool
befool used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
=> betray, sell
=> cheat, chisel
=> shill
=> flim-flam, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
=> fool, gull, befool
=> cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander
=> hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on
=> ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
=> humbug
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
> deceive, betray, lead astray
=> pose, impersonate, personate
=> bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false
=> gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
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Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
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Grep of verb befool
befool
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