Meanings
adjectivetrumped-up (comparative more trumped-up, superlative most trumped-up)
comparative more trumped-up · superlative most trumped-up
- Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured.
These trumped-up charges are unfair to the defendant.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveconcocted with intent to deceive
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the past participle form of the phrasal verb trump up.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 偽造的 /伪造的
- 偽造的 /伪造的 (wěizào de)falsely manufactured
Finnish tekaistu
- tekaistufalsely manufactured
German erdichtet, ausgedacht
- erdichtetfalsely manufactured
- ausgedachtfalsely manufactured
- erfundenfalsely manufactured
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APA
trumped-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumped-up
MLA
“trumped-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumped-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trumped-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumped-up.
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