fooled

fooled · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of "fool"; tricked or deceived someone.

  2. 2.

    Caused someone to believe something that was not true.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    could have fooled me — expression of disbelief or surprise
  • •
    fooled around — behaved frivolously; had a casual affair
  • •
    fooled into — deceived into doing or believing something

Related words

Antonyms: enlightened, informed
See also: deceive, fool, fooling
Synonyms: deceived, duped, misled, tricked

Etymology

From Old French fol ("mad, insane, stupid"), from Latin follis ("bellows, windbag"), with the regular past tense ending -ed.