misleiden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bamboozle verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
- delude verb To make someone believe something untrue, often about themselves or their situation.
- hoodwink verb To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
- jive noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.
- mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.
- spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
- trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
Senses
misleiden is used for these senses in English:
- bamboozle (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
- deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
- delude (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- hoodwink To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
- jive (transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.
- spoof (transitive) To deceive.
- trick (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
bamboozle — full definition
- verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- verb To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
beguile — full definition
- verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- verb To charm, delight or captivate.
- verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.