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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

  1. noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
  2. noun A hobby or activity that takes your mind off other things.
  3. noun A temporary alternate route, especially one put in place during roadworks.

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