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trick question

trick question noun: a question that attempts to elicit an answer in a certain way, often a misleading or incorrect one, or a question that lacks a clear answer, conceals its true intent, or obscures an underlying difficulty.

Noun

trick question (plural trick questions)

  1. (idiomatic) A question that attempts to elicit an answer in a certain way, often a misleading or incorrect one, or a question that lacks a clear answer, conceals its true intent, or obscures an underlying difficulty.
  2. (rare) A complex question, whose wording hinders the ability to answer it correctly.

trick question meaning in Arabic

trick question in Arabic

misleading question
سُؤَال خَادِع suʔāl ḵādiʕ

Forms of trick question

pluraltrick questions

Questions about trick question

What does trick question mean?
Trick question means a question that attempts to elicit an answer in a certain way, often a misleading or incorrect one, or a question that lacks a clear answer, conceals its true intent, or obscures an underlying difficulty.
What is trick question in Arabic?
Trick question in Arabic is سُؤَال خَادِع (suʔāl ḵādiʕ). See Trick question meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is trick question?
Trick question is a noun.
What is the plural of trick question?
The plural of trick question is trick questions.

Words near trick question in the dictionary

  1. trick off
  2. trick or treat
  3. trick out
  4. trick play
  5. trick plays
  6. trick question
  7. trick questions
  8. trick shot
  9. trick shots
  10. trick turner
  11. trick turners

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