misleiding — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deception noun An action or scheme designed to make someone believe something untrue.
- diversion noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
- guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
- scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
- subterfuge noun A trick or deceptive scheme used to avoid something or achieve a hidden goal.
Senses
misleiding is used for these senses in English:
- deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
- diversion (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
- guile Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
- scam A fraudulent deal.
- subterfuge (uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
diversion — full definition
- noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
- noun A hobby or activity that takes your mind off other things.
- noun A temporary alternate route, especially one put in place during roadworks.