humbug
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
pretentious or silly talk or writing
Types & categories
- nonsense hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
trick or deceive
Types & categories
- deceive hypernym
Related & opposite
- dupery derivation
Sense 3 noun
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
Types & categories
- deception hypernym
Sense 4 noun
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Types & categories
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | piffle |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | jargon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nonsense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dupery |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | deceive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | deception |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cod |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hoax |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | humbug |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deceitful |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | chicanery |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | goldbrick |