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catfish

/ˈkætˌfɪʃ/ /ˈkætfɪʃ/
verb Regular verbcatfish catfished
Slang
  1. 1 sahte profille kandırmak
  2. 2 aldatmak

Definition (English)

  1. To deceive someone online by pretending to be someone else.
  2. To create a fake online identity to trick people.

Example Sentences

  1. He was accused of catfishing his dates.
    Tarihlerini sahte profille kandırmakla suçlandı.
  2. She realized the person she met online was catfishing her.
    Online tanıştığı kişinin onu aldattığını fark etti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base catfish
/ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
Past catfished
/ˈkætˌfɪʃt/
Participle catfished
/ˈkætˌfɪʃt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edcatfish → catfished

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /ʃ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. catfished /ˈkætˌfɪʃt/

Synonyms

deceivetrickdupemisleadfoolcon

Antonyms

revealexposeunmaskdisclose

Collocations

catfish someonecatfish on social mediacatfish a victimcatfish with fake profilecatfish otherscatfish online

Related Words

onlineprofileidentitysocial mediascamfraud

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