English Explanatory Dictionary

trick question

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A question that attempts to elicit an answer in a certain way, usually incorrectly (i.e. that seems to have an obvious answer that is however incorrect), or a question that does not have a correct answer or that hides the real question or some difficulty.
  2. A complex question, whose wording hinders the ability to answer it correctly.

Word forms

trick question trick questions

Related words

loaded question wife-beating question

Translations

Arabic: سُؤَال خَادِع Czech: záludná otázka Czech: chyták Dutch: strikvraag Finnish: kompakysymys Finnish: kompa French: question piège German: Fangfrage Hungarian: becsapós kérdés Italian: trabocchetto Polish: podchwytliwe pytanie Romanian: întrebare capcană Russian: каверзный вопрос Russian: вопрос на засыпку Spanish: pregunta trampa Spanish: pregunta capciosa Swedish: kuggfråga Swedish: kuggis Turkish: tuzak soru
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