trick question

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Noun

trick question (plural trick questions)

  1. (idiomatic) 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. (rare) A complex question, whose wording hinders the ability to answer it correctly. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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