Definitions
- Describing someone being charmed or enchanted by someone or something. - Referring to someone being deceived or tricked by someone else. - Talking about someone being captivated or fascinated by something.
- Referring to someone being fooled or tricked into believing something that is not true. - Describing someone being deceived or misled by someone else. - Talking about someone being swindled or conned by a dishonest person.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve someone being deceived or tricked.
- 2Both describe a situation where someone's trust or belief is misplaced.
- 3Both can refer to someone being misled or fooled by another person.
What is the difference?
- 1Intent: Beguiled often implies being charmed or enchanted, while duped suggests being intentionally deceived or tricked.
- 2Emotion: Beguiled can have positive connotations of being captivated or fascinated, while duped has negative connotations of being fooled or swindled.
- 3Awareness: Beguiled may imply a lack of awareness or realization of being deceived, while duped suggests being fully aware of being tricked.
- 4Degree: Beguiled can be a milder form of deception, while duped implies a more significant level of deceit or manipulation.
- 5Responsibility: Beguiled may place more emphasis on the person or thing that caused the deception, while duped focuses more on the person who was deceived.
Remember this!
Beguiled and duped both describe situations where someone is deceived or tricked. However, the difference between beguiled and duped lies in the intention, emotion, awareness, degree, and responsibility associated with the deception. Beguiled often implies being charmed or enchanted without realizing the deception, while duped suggests being intentionally fooled or swindled with full awareness.
