Question

hoax [verb](transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.[noun]Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Accepted Answer

“Well, I thought over the matter all day, and by evening I was in low spirits again; for I had quite persuaded myself that the whole affair must be some great hoax or fraud, though what its object might be I could not imagine.

word	hoax
sentence	“Well, I thought over the matter all day, and by evening I was in low spirits again; for I had quite persuaded myself that the whole affair must be some great hoax or fraud, though what its object might be I could not imagine.
definition	[verb] (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. [noun] Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

I Hoax Deceive Thought Matter Day Evening Low