Usually means: Question designed to mislead, confuse.
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  1. trick question: Merriam-Webster
  2. trick question: Collins English Dictionary
  3. trick question: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. trick question: Wiktionary
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  6. Trick question: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (trick question)

noun:  (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.
noun:  (rare) A complex question, whose wording hinders the ability to answer it correctly.

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